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1/3y+11=1/2y-3What is y???
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1/3y+11=1/2y-3What is y???
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Answer:[tex]y=84[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:[tex]\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)y+11=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)y-3[/tex]Use distributive property.[tex]\frac{1}{3}y+11=\frac{1}{2}y-3[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{3}y+11-11=\frac{1}{2}y-3-11[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{3}y=\frac{1}{2}y-14[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{3}y-\frac{1}{2}y=\frac{1}{2}y-14-\frac{1}{2}y[/tex][tex]-\frac{1}{6}y=-14[/tex][tex]\left(-\frac{1}{6}y\right)\left(-6\right)=\left(-14\right)\left(-6\right)[/tex][tex]y=84[/tex]