Hey Victoria! So you just have to expand the first bracket by multiplying 3 by both terms in the bracket which gives you:6y+15+y=7. You can then combine the 6y and y because they are like terms:7y+15=7Then subtract 15 from both sides and divide both sides by 7:7y=-8y=-8/7
Hey Victoria! So you just have to expand the first bracket by multiplying 3 by both terms in the bracket which gives you: 6y+15+y=7. You can then combine the 6y and y because they are like terms: 7y+15=7 Then subtract 15 from both sides and divide both sides by 7: 7y=-8 y=-8/7