Question

1/2(6-y)=y?
one half that is.

Answer 1

So do you mean\[\frac{1}{2}(6-y)=y\]

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Do you know the distributive property?

Answer 4

Yes, I was just confused on what you do after you distribute.

Answer 5

What did you get after you distribute the 1/2?

Answer 6

3-1/2y=y

Answer 7

Can you get the y alone on one side of the = ?

Answer 8

So, you would subtract y from -1/2y?

Answer 9

I think you mean subtract y from both sides (leaving 0 on the right). You could do that. What do you get when you do that?

Answer 10

3-1/2=5/2

Answer 11

Where did the y go?

Answer 12

Never mind, I explained it wrong. Can we start over?

Answer 13

From 3-1/2y=y

Answer 14

If you go back to 3-(1/2)y = y, there's a -(1/2)y on the left that wants to be on the right. So try adding (1/2)y to both sides.

Answer 15

I got the answer. Thank you!

Answer 16

Post what you got so I can see.

Answer 17

2=y

Answer 18

Yep.
3-(1/2)y = y
3 = (3/2)y
y = 3/(3/2) = 3*(2/3) = 2

Answer 19

Thank you!

Answer 20

np

Answer 21

OR,
6-y=2y (using cross multiplication, avoids working with fractions)
6=3y
y=6/3=2