Questions: What is the value of y if 3y + 7 = 2y + 12?
Transcript text: What is the value of $y$ if $3 y+7=2 y+12 ?$
Solution
Solution Steps
To find the value of \( y \) in the equation \( 3y + 7 = 2y + 12 \), we need to isolate \( y \) on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting \( 2y \) from both sides and then subtracting 7 from both sides to solve for \( y \).
Step 1: Set Up the Equation
We start with the equation given in the problem:
\[
3y + 7 = 2y + 12
\]
Step 2: Isolate \( y \)
To isolate \( y \), we first subtract \( 2y \) from both sides:
\[
3y - 2y + 7 = 12
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
y + 7 = 12
\]
Step 3: Solve for \( y \)
Next, we subtract 7 from both sides to solve for \( y \):
\[
y = 12 - 7
\]
Thus, we find:
\[
y = 5
\]