Question

The incorrect work of a student to solve an equation 2(y + 8) = 4y is shown below:

Step 1: 2(y + 8) = 4y
Step 2: 2y + 10 = 4y
Step 3: 2y = 10
Step 4: y = 5

Which of the following explains how to correct Step 2 and shows the correct value of y?



A. The equation should be y + 8 = 4y after division by 2; y = 4
B. The equation should be y + 8 = 4y after division by 2; y = 6
C. 2 should be distributed as 2y + 16; y = 4
D. 2 should be distributed as 2y + 16; y = 8

Answer 1

HEYYYY

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

can you help?

Answer 4

can you go on gmail..

Answer 5

and yes

Answer 6

The key to this is the distributive property, which says that 2(x+y) = 2x+2y

Answer 7

i can't! today is the last day of school for me and i need to finish my assignments!

Answer 8

Just use the distributive property to distribute the 2 for (y+8)

Answer 9

how?

Answer 10

If 2(x+y)=2x+2y then 2(y+8)=what?

Answer 11

8?

Answer 12

is it 8?

Answer 13

Just plug in "y" for x and "8" for y

Answer 14

it equals 4

Answer 15

Can you show me HOW you're getting these numbers? I can't tell what you're doing wrong if you don't give me any work.

Answer 16

2x+2y=4

Answer 17

The 2x+2y is just an example of how the distributive property works. It's completely unrelated to the problem.

Answer 18

16y?

Answer 19

Don't add the y and the 8.

Answer 20

2

Answer 21

so you get two?

Answer 22

2(y+8)=2(y)+2(8)

Answer 23

ho do i find the y? i need the why not the x!

Answer 24

THERE IS NO X WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

Answer 25

now i am so confused:(

Answer 26

can you just tell me how to do this? i got confused now

Answer 27

I've already told you. I've explained it several ways. It's not a difficult question, all you need to do is use the distributive property and then get y alone.

Answer 28

? i don't see anywhere where you showed me how to get the actual y answer

Answer 29

can you just tell me witch one???????

Answer 30

As in which answer is correct?

Answer 31

the steps to the correct answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 32

All you have to do is use the distributive property. Then get the y alone.

Answer 33

i guess i will just guess on this answer! :(