How do you solve #4(y - 2) = 3(y + 1) + 1 - 3y#? Algebra Linear Equations Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms 1 Answer Don't Memorise Jan 1, 2016 #color(blue)(y=3# Explanation: #4(y-2) = 3(y+1) +1 -3y# #4xx(y)+ 4xx(-2) = 3xx(y) +3xx(1) +1 -3y# #4y -8 = 3y +3 +1 -3y# #4y -8 = 3y +4 -3y# #4y -8 -4 = 3y -3y# #4y -12 = 0# #4y = 12# #y = 12/4# #color(blue)(y=3# Answer link Related questions How do you solve multi step equations by combining like terms? How do you solve multi step equation #w + w + 12 = 40#? How do you solve #3p + 4p + 37 = 79#? How do you solve for f: #f-1+2f+f-3=-4#? How do you combine like terms? How do you combine like terms for #-7mn-2mn^2-2mn + 8#? How do you combine like terms for #3x^2 + 21x + 5x + 10x^2#? What is a term? How do you solve #3v+5-7v+18=17#? How do you solve for x in #5x + 7x = 72#? See all questions in Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms Impact of this question 1286 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License