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    Mar 1, 2012, 09:14 PM
    Algebra/absolute value
    | 2y-3| = | 9-4y |
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    Mar 3, 2012, 01:31 PM
    It would have been helpful if you had stated what you were trying to do/what you needed help with. But I am going to assume you want to find y.
    | 2y-3| = | 9-4y | - add 4y to both sides
    | 6y-3| = | 9 | - add 3 to both sides
    | 6y| = | 12 | - divide everything by 6
    |y| = |2|
    y=2

    If you go back and plug in 2 for y in the original equation it proves that this is correct...
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