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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2y+1=6y + 15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=7/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-7/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@juliannescriv , you need to change the -y to a positive, it's going to be -y=-7/4, it will be y=7/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you plug that answer back in, -2.5 doesnt equal 25.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2y+1=6y+15 1=8y+15 -14=8y y =-14/8 = -7/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but you cannot have a negative y either

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but -7/4 makes the equations 4.5=4.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the y is positive, the number that represents y isnt. you can have that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, but how do you make the y positive if it is negative, you have to make the number a positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y can be a negative value. you can have y=-1, but not -y=1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you don't end up with a -y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you move the one over, it'd be a -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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