Question
Solve the equation
y=59
Alternative Form
y=1.8
Evaluate
(−25)×2(y−2)=10
Simplify
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Evaluate
(−25)×2(y−2)
Remove the parentheses
−25×2(y−2)
Multiply the terms
−50(y−2)
−50(y−2)=10
Change the sign
50(y−2)=−10
Divide both sides
5050(y−2)=50−10
Divide the numbers
y−2=50−10
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
50−10
Cancel out the common factor 10
5−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−51
y−2=−51
Move the constant to the right side
y=−51+2
Solution
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Evaluate
−51+2
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
−51+52×5
Write all numerators above the common denominator
5−1+2×5
Multiply the numbers
5−1+10
Add the numbers
59
y=59
Alternative Form
y=1.8
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Rewrite the equation
Rewrite in standard form
Rewrite in slope-intercept form
5y=9
Evaluate
(−25)×2(y−2)=10
Evaluate
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Evaluate
(−25)×2(y−2)
Remove the parentheses
−25×2(y−2)
Multiply the terms
−50(y−2)
−50(y−2)=10
Multiply
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Evaluate
−50(y−2)
Apply the distributive property
−50y−(−50×2)
Multiply the numbers
−50y−(−100)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−50y+100
−50y+100=10
Move the constant to the right side
−50y=−90
Multiply both sides
50y=90
Solution
5y=9
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