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-5y+2=-4(2y+4) please help me

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-5y + 2 = -4(2y + 4) |use distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac

-5y + 2 = -8y - 16 |subtract 2 from both sides

-5y = -8y - 18 |add 8y to both sides

3y = -18 |divide both sides by 3

y = -6
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