Use a table to find two consecutive integers between which the solution lies. 4.7=1.5-0.5y

Question

 Between what two consecutive integers does the solution lie?  

Answer 1

This can sound a little scary, but it just means find the two closest numbers to the answer. Let's look at the problem first. 4.7=1.5 - .5y. Remember you have to make any changes to both sides of the equation. Let's subtract 1.5 from both sides. 4.7-1.5 = -.5y. This simplifies to 3.2 = -.5y. Now let's multiply everything by 2. 6.4 = -1y. Now let's divide by negative one. -6.4 = y. Since the answer is between -6 and -7, these are your consecutive integers. Integers don't have to be positive, they just have to be whole numbers. I hope this helped!