Question

3(2y–1)=-2(y +2)

Answer 1

are you being asked to solve for \(y\)?

Answer 2

hello yes I am

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

Still learning

Answer 7

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