Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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Exercise 1 Page 33

Use the Subtraction Property of Equality to eliminate the addition.

y = - 19

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To solve the equation, we have to isolate y on one side. Using the Subtraction Property of Equality, we will subtract 8 from both sides of the equation. This will eliminate the addition and isolate y.
y + 8 = - 11
y + 8 - 8 = - 11 - 8
y = - 19
To check that this solution is correct, let's substitute y=- 19 into the original equation and simplify.
y + 8 = - 11
- 19 + 8? = - 11
- 11 = - 11 âś“
Since the left-hand side and right-hand side are equal, y=- 9 is the correct solution.