3(2y–1)=-2(y +2)

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3(2y–1)=-2(y +2)

abb0t · Answer

are you being asked to solve for $y$?

anonymous · Answer

hello yes I am

abb0t · Answer

You have to be more specific next time, there are a lot of things you can do with a function in mathematics.

abb0t · Answer

Anyways, I will walk you through this problem, ok?

anonymous · Answer

Ok, i'm in my 2nd week of algebra

anonymous · Answer

Still learning

abb0t · Answer

Congrats. Anyways this is how you begin. Do you remember your properties from pre-algebra? 

Distributive property per say? What you're going to be doing here is distributing the $3$ and the $2$ OUTSIDE the parenthesis INTO the parenthesis.

So you have: 3(2y-1) 
remember distributive property says:
a(b+c) = ab + ac 

also for the other side (right hand side). you have: -2(y+2)
same: -a(b+c) = -ab-ac

Now you try it for bOTH SIDES