How do you solve $6( y - 3) = 8y - 30$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-29T21:32:00

$y = 6$

expand your brackets, collect like terms and simplify

$6(y- 3) = 8y - 30$
$6y - 18 = 8y - 30$

add 18 to both sides

$6y = 8y - 12$

subtract $8y$ from both sides to isolate $y$

$-2y = -12$

divide all by $-2$ to solve for $y$

$y = 6$

How do you solve 6( y - 3) = 8y - 306( y - 3) = 8y - 30?