Nathan B. answered • 06/04/15
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(20)
Elementary and Algebraic skilled
What you need to do is isolate the y:
-5y = 20
Since there is a -5 next to the y variable, that means it is multiplying. Therefore we need to divide both sides by -5:
-5y / -5 = 20 / -5
20 ÷ -5 = -4, so that means
y = -4
To check our answer, we put the value into y:
-5 * -4 = 20
20 = 20
