Question

Solve: y over negative 2 + 5 = 13

Answer 1

\[\frac{y}{-2}+5=13\]?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

take away five from both sides
then multiply both sides by-1
you will have y=...

Answer 4

idk mind telling me

Answer 5

\[\frac{y}{-2}+5-5=13-5\]\[\frac{y}{-2}=13-5\]\[-2\frac{y}{-2}=-2(13-5)\]\[\cdots\qquad=\qquad\cdots\]

Answer 6

16/

Answer 7

nope

Answer 8

-16

Answer 9

yep thats it
you can even check in the original equation to be sure

y over negative 2 + 5 = 13
-16 over negative 2 + 5 = 13
8+5=13