Answer:
y=2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
2y-6=-1
add 6 to negative 1 so that the 2y is all by itself
2y=5
divide 5 by 2
y=2.5
Answer is D {-8, -3, 5, 7 }
hope it helps
We can solve this by finding one of the numbers first
Let the smaller number be y.
Since these 2 numbers are consecutive odd numbers, the larger number should be 2 more than the smaller one (y+2).
Therefore,
y + (y+2) = 284
2y +2 = 284
shift +2 to the other side and turn it into -2
2y = 284 - 2
2y = 282
shift x2 to the other side and turn it into /2
y = 282/2
y = 141
Now we got the smaller number, which is 141, we can also find the larger number by adding 2 to it. 141+2 = 143,
Therefore, your answer is 141 and 143
Variables can be used to represent unknown numbers in a equation or expression that you will later find out what they are
