If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
4y+3
4y+3=1
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
4y=1−3
Subtract the numbers
4y=−2
Divide both sides
44y=4−2
Divide the numbers
y=4−2
Solution
More Steps
Evaluate
4−2
Cancel out the common factor 2
2−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−21
y=−21
Alternative Form
y=−0.5
Show Solution
Rewrite the equation
Rewrite in standard form
Rewrite in slope-intercept form
2y=−1
Evaluate
4y−(3(−1))=1
Evaluate
More Steps
Evaluate
4y−(3(−1))
Simplify
4y−(−3)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses