Answer
$y=-2$
Work Step by Step
$-3y-7=-1$
First add 7 to both sides.
$-3y=-1+7$
$-3y=6$
Then divide both sides by -3.
-3y$\div$(-3)=6$\div$(-3)
$y=-2$
Check the answer.
-3(-2)-7=-1
6-7=-1
-1=-1
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - The Multiplication Property of Equality - Exercise Set - Page 130: 35
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