Question

How do you solve `-5y-9=74`?

Answer 1

`-5y -9 = 74`

adding `9` to both sides we get;

`-5y -9 +9 = 74+9`

`-5y = 83`

dividing both sides by -5 we get;

`(-5y) /-5 = 83 /-5`

`y = -83 / 5`

`y = - 16.6`