How do you solve $1/3y+5=9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-23T22:16:32

See a solution process below:

Step 1) Subtract $color(red)(5)$ from each side of the equation to isolate the $y$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$1/3y + 5 - color(red)(5) = 9 - color(red)(5)$

$1/3y + 0 = 4$

$1/3y = 4$

Step 2) Multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(3)$ to solve for $y$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(3) xx 1/3y = color(red)(3) xx 4$

$color(red)(3)/3y = 12$

$1y = 12$

$y = 12$

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