Question

What is the value of y in the equation 4 + y = −3

Answer 1

\[4 + y = -3 \]
Subtract 4 from both sides\[y = -3 - 4\]

Answer 2

One way to think about this is picture a number graph, and when you subtract by a number, it goes by that many units in the negative direction.

or just think of it as - + a negative or - minus a # is a negative number

You should get -7

Answer 3

Cyndee is taking her siblings out for dessert. Ice cream, c, costs $4.00 per cone. Brownies, b, are $2.00 each. Water for everyone costs $5.00. Cyndee knows that the cost of her desserts can be found using the expression 4c + 2b + 5.

Which term will help Cyndee determine the amount of money she will spend on brownies