Question

4y + 3 = 23

Answer 1

y=5

Answer 2

But how do you do it?

Answer 3

4y + 3 = 23
-3 -3
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4y = 20
y = 5

Answer 4

brandi2013? I don't understand where did you get the three how do you do it?

Answer 5

what is this -3?

Answer 6

The three was in the original equation. -3 means you subtract 3 from both sides

Answer 7

what both sides?

Answer 8

4 and 23?

Answer 9

yeah from both sides of the equation

Answer 10

but u take 4-3 is 1 not 5?

Answer 11

You subtract 3 from the 4y + 3 on the left side to make it just 4y. Then you also subtract 3 from 23 to make it 20 on the right side.

Answer 12

You can only do it to like terms. 4y is not a like term to 3 because it has a y on the end

Answer 13

How is it 5 I understand that you take away but 4y take away 3 isn't 5

Answer 14

?

Answer 15

Okay after you subtracted three from both sides you end up withi 4y = 20. Then you divide both sides by 4 to get the Y by itself. Making y = 5

Answer 16

thanks

Answer 17

no problem