Question

y-5 over 3 = 1

-2
8
18
6

Answer 1

Um-so now you have plain y-5 =3?

Answer 2

Correct.
y - 5 = 3
Now you want y by itself, so what do you do?

Answer 3

You subtract both sides by 5.

Answer 4

-2 so answer choice a

Answer 5

Wait. 5 is already being subtracted from y. To get rid off the 5, you need to add 5 to the left side becasue
y - 5 + 5 = y
Since you need to add 5 to the left side, you must also add 5 to the right side.

Answer 6

ooooooooooooooh--NOW do you see what I mean? I RUSH things! Gragh. Ok-it would be

y + 10 + 10?

Answer 7

Not like that. Get back to theis step that you had correct:
y - 5 = 3
Since 5 is being subtracted from y and you want y by itself, you need to add 5 to the left side. But whatever you do to the one side of the equation, you need to do the same to the other side, so add 5 to both sides.
y - 5 + 5 = 3 + 5
y = 8

Answer 8

Oh. Now I feel like a dummy. Thanks! I understand it now. Next question.

6x + 29 = 5

-4
-18
204
-144

Answer 9

Follow each step I tell you.
First, ask yourself, if the x on the left side were a number and you had to do the operations on the left sides, in what order would you do it in?
Let's say instead of x you have 5.
6(5) + 29
How do you start that? What operation do you do first?

Answer 10

Oh sorry I was walking my dog--dads orders. lol. OK-you would multiply the 6 and 5. then you would add the 29 to it.

Answer 11

You need to undo what is being done to x, by doing the opposite opperations in the opposite order.
6x + 29 means multiply x by 6 first, then add that result to 29
Since adding 29 is done last, you must start by undoing that first using the opposite operation. the opposite of addition is subtraction.
So you first must subtract 29, but whatever you do to one side of an equation you must do to the other side also.
So first steop is subtract 29 from both sides.
6x + 29 = 5
6x + 29 - 29 = 5 - 29
6x = -24
Now the first operation before was to multiply 6 by x, so you must undo that last by dividing by 6. But you must do it to both sides, so
6x/6 = -24/6
x = -4
That's the final answer

Answer 12

Oh. Wow. Thats an easier way than what my lesson told me to do. thanks!! next Q:

9a – b – 2a – 10b

Answer 13

You have to simplify the expression

answer choices:
–7a + 11b
11a + 9b
–11a – 9b
7a – 11b

Answer 14

Combine terms with a together, and combine terms with b together.
9a - b - 2a - 10b =
9a - 2a - b - 10b
Can you continue?

Answer 15

I think I have a FAINT grasp on it-so you should probably go ahead. and yes of course you can go after this!! whenever u have to go---just tell me and go--i dont wanna hold you up!! thanks SO Much again!!!!!!!

Answer 16

Remember above with this problem, combine a's together and combine b's together. a's and b's don't mix. They're like apples and oranges.

Answer 17

9a - 2a - b - 10b =
7a - 11b
Final answer

Answer 18

ok thanks so much!

Answer 19

I will close this Q and open another one up--and you can go now! :) Thanks again for your help! :D