Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Solving Equations: Review of the Addition and Multiplication Properties - Exercise Set - Page 180: 61

Answer

$y=28$

Work Step by Step

$50y=7(7y+4)\rightarrow$ apply distributive property $50y=49y+28\rightarrow$ subtract 49y from both sides $50y-49y=49y+28-49y\rightarrow$ combine like terms $y=28$
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