Question

How do you solve `\frac { y + 233} { - 3} = 14`?

Answer 1

`y = -275`

Explanation:

The goal of this problem is to isolate the variable `y`

Step 1: Multiply -3 to both sides to get:
`cancel(-3)((y+233)/cancel(-3)) = 14*-3` `->` `y+233 = -42`

Step 2: Subtract 233 from both sides:

`y+(cancel233)-cancel233 = -42 -233`

So `y = -275`