4y = 20 y = 20 / 4 y = 5
2y - 1 = ? 2(5) - 1 = ? 10 - 1 = 9
4 y = 20 20 ÷ 4 = 5 y = 5 2 y − 1 ; y = 5 2 × 5 − 1 10 − 1 9 ⋆ ⋈ ⋆
To find 2 y − 1 from the equation 4 y = 20 , we first determine that y = 5 . Substituting this back into the expression gives 2 y − 1 = 9 .
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