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3.5y+31.5=8y
Use the distributive property to multiply 3.5 by y+9.
3.5y+31.5-8y=0
Subtract 8y from both sides.
-4.5y+31.5=0
Combine 3.5y and -8y to get -4.5y.
-4.5y=-31.5
Subtract 31.5 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
y=\frac{-31.5}{-4.5}
Divide both sides by -4.5.
y=\frac{-315}{-45}
Expand \frac{-31.5}{-4.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
y=7
Divide -315 by -45 to get 7.