Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

having trouble with this?

Classify the equation as a conditional equation, an identity, or a contradiction.

15y+32=2(10y−7)−5y+46

1 Answer

Relevance
  • 6 months ago

    Have you tried solving for y?

    15y + 32 = 2(10y − 7) − 5y + 46

    15y + 32 = 20y − 14 − 5y + 46

    15y + 32 = 15y + 32

    At this point we can see that any value of y will always work because the left and right sides are equal.

    Answer:

    Identity

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.