Thread: Can you solve this

Originally Posted by prove not

the answer is 7.

first you minus 4 of the total answer
which leaves you 5y =35
then you divide 35 by 5
which leaves you with the answer of y equals 7

Originally Posted by prove not

Originally Posted by roger federer

first you minus 4 of the total answer
which leaves you 5y =35
then you divide 35 by 5
which leaves you with the answer of y equals 7

There's no such thing as "the total answer".

You need to subtract 4 from "both sides of the equation".