Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Solving Equations Containing Decimals - Exercise Set - Page 387: 42

Answer

$y=13$

Work Step by Step

$y - 5= 0.3y +4.1$ Add 5 to both sides $y = 0.3y + 9.1$ Subtract $0.3y$ from both sides $0.7y = 9.1$ Divide both sides by 0.7 $y=13$
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