Basic Math Examples

$12 - 2 y = 2$

Step 1

Move all terms not containing $y$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $12$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 2 y = 2 - 12$

Step 1.2

Subtract $12$ from $2$ .

$- 2 y = - 10$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 2 y = - 10$ by $- 2$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $- 2 y = - 10$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{- 10}{- 2}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{- 10}{- 2}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 10}{- 2}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Divide $- 10$ by $- 2$ .

$y = 5$