Question
Solve the equation
y=2
Evaluate
3y−4y=61
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(3y−4y)×12=61×12
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(3y−4y)×12
Apply the distributive property
3y×12−4y×12
Simplify
y×4−y×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4y−y×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4y−3y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(4−3)y
Subtract the numbers
y
y=61×12
Solution
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Evaluate
61×12
Simplify
1×2
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
2
y=2
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Rewrite the equation
y=2
Evaluate
3y−4y=61
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
3y−4y
Reduce the fraction
31y−4y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
−4y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
4−y
Reduce the fraction
−41y
31y−41y
31y−41y=61
Solution
y=2
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