What value of y

Question

y
y makes the equation below true?
7, y, plus, 6, equals, 41
7
y
+
6
=
7y+6=
 
 
41
41

Answer 1

To find the value of y that makes the equation true, we can solve for y.

7y + 6 = 41

Subtract 6 from both sides:

7y = 35

Divide both sides by 7:

y = 5

Therefore, the value of y that makes the equation true is 5.