Answer:
y = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
y - 8= - (y - 2) / 2
Expand.
y - 8 = (- y + 2) /2
Multiply both sides by 2.
2(y - 8) = - y + 2
2y - 16 = -y + 2
Add y and 16 on both sides.
2y + y = 2 + 16
3y = 18
Divide both sides with 3.
y = 18/3
"Half of a number decreased by 27" can be displayed as:
<u>1/2x - 27</u>
Answer: 24, c
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