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4y+\left(y+5\right)\times 2=y-5
Variable y cannot be equal to any of the values -5,5 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(y-5\right)\left(y+5\right), the least common multiple of y^{2}-25,y-5,y+5.
4y+2y+10=y-5
Use the distributive property to multiply y+5 by 2.
6y+10=y-5
Combine 4y and 2y to get 6y.
6y+10-y=-5
Subtract y from both sides.
5y+10=-5
Combine 6y and -y to get 5y.
5y=-5-10
Subtract 10 from both sides.
5y=-15
Subtract 10 from -5 to get -15.
y=\frac{-15}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
y=-3
Divide -15 by 5 to get -3.