Steps to solving equations: Simplify/combine the like terms Isolate the variable (Get the variable on one side Solve for the variable
-2y - 7 + 5y = 13 - 2y Simplify/Combine terms 3y -7 = 13 - 2y Isolate variable by adding 2y to both sides 5y - 7 = 13 Add 7 to both sides to get y alone on one side 5y = 20 Divide by 5 on both sides to solve for y y = 4 You can check your answer by replacing y with 4 in the original equation.
