3-5[y-1]=2y+[y-4]

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Solution for 3-5[y-1]=2y+[y-4] equation:


Simplifying
3 + -5[y + -1] = 2y + [y + -4]

Reorder the terms:
3 + -5[-1 + y] = 2y + [y + -4]
3 + [-1 * -5 + y * -5] = 2y + [y + -4]
3 + [5 + -5y] = 2y + [y + -4]

Combine like terms: 3 + 5 = 8
8 + -5y = 2y + [y + -4]

Reorder the terms:
8 + -5y = 2y + [-4 + y]

Remove brackets around [-4 + y]
8 + -5y = 2y + -4 + y

Reorder the terms:
8 + -5y = -4 + 2y + y

Combine like terms: 2y + y = 3y
8 + -5y = -4 + 3y

Solving
8 + -5y = -4 + 3y

Solving for variable 'y'.

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-3y' to each side of the equation.
8 + -5y + -3y = -4 + 3y + -3y

Combine like terms: -5y + -3y = -8y
8 + -8y = -4 + 3y + -3y

Combine like terms: 3y + -3y = 0
8 + -8y = -4 + 0
8 + -8y = -4

Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + -8 + -8y = -4 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + -8y = -4 + -8
-8y = -4 + -8

Combine like terms: -4 + -8 = -12
-8y = -12

Divide each side by '-8'.
y = 1.5

Simplifying
y = 1.5

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