Question

What is the value of y iin this equation? 4(y-3) =48

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Question:

4(y - 3) = 48

1. Distribute

4y - 12 = 48

2. Simplify Like terms

4y - 12 = 48

    + 12 + 12

4y = 60

3. Solve

4y = 60

/4       /4

y = 15

4. Check:

4(y - 3) = 48

4((15) - 3) = 48

4(12) = 48

48 = 48     Correct!

Hope this helped,

Kavitha

Answer 2

Answer:

$y=15$

Step 1:

To find y, we first have to multiply $4(y-3)$. When we do that (4 * y, 4 * - 3), we get $4y-12$.

Step 2:

Our equation looks like this now:

$4y-12=48$

To solve this equation, we have to add 12 on both sides so we can cancel out the -12 on the left side of the equation.

$4y-12(+12)=48(+12)$

$4y=60$

Now, we can divide 4 on both sides to get y  by itself.

$4y/4\\60/4$

$y=15$