Question

Find y in, -5y+3=2(4y+2) y=? step by step please

Answer 1

Distribute into the parenthesis and solve. It's much simpler than it looks.

Answer 2

Expand the brackets
-5y+3=2*4y+2*2
-5y+3=8y+4

Then get the ys on one side and the constants on the other side
-5y-8y=4-3
-13y=1

Then make y the subject
y=-1/13

Answer 3

OK, let's test that on the original system:
\[-5y+3=2(4+2y)\]
\[-5 (-1/13) + 3=2(2+4(-1/13))\]
\[5/13+3=2(22/13)\]
\[44/13=44/13\] The last equation is true, so you are correct!