4 y + 2 = 6 y - 50
2 = 2 y - 50
52 = 2 y
26 = y
seems to me y is positive without doing much.
I'm trying to solve for y
(4y+2) = 2(3y-25)
I've gotten as far as
y= -26 but i needed to figure out how to make the answer positive
2 answers
(4y+2) = 2(3y-25)
4y + 2 = 6y - 50
Add 50 to both sides. Subtract 4y from both sides.
50 + 2 = 6y - 4y
52 = 2y
26 = y
4y + 2 = 6y - 50
Add 50 to both sides. Subtract 4y from both sides.
50 + 2 = 6y - 4y
52 = 2y
26 = y