Can someone please solve this problem showing me step by step how you get the answer please?

-y-1/4x=-3

x being-2

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Can someone please solve this problem showing me step by step how you get the answer please?

-y-1/4x=-3

x being-2

amistre64 · Answer

is that -1/4x  or is it (-y-1)/4x?

amistre64 · Answer

$$\frac{-y-1}{4x}=-3?$$

anonymous · Answer

-1/4x

amistre64 · Answer

$$-y -\frac{1}{4(-2)}=-3$$

amistre64 · Answer

first step is to plug in -2 for x....

amistre64 · Answer

we get:

-y + (1/8) = -3   ; -(1/8) from each side to get

-y = -3' 1/8   ; /-1 to both sides to get:

y = 3' 1/8 = 25/8

anonymous · Answer

if you -1/8 from both sides how are you getting -3 1/8 ?

amistre64 · Answer

-3 -(1/8) = -3' 1/8

amistre64 · Answer

if you owe someone 3 dollars and you owe the 1/8 more of a dollar the total you owe them is:  3' 1/8 dollars

anonymous · Answer

OK, got that part..where are you getting the dividing -1 to both sides
would it be -y =-1 is that how?

amistre64 · Answer

-y = -1y

-1y/-1 = y :)