| 4 | ( | 5 | y | + | 4 | ) | + | 3 | ( | y | − | 1 | ) | = | 2 | − | 5 | y | − | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | × | 5 | y | + | 4 | × | 4 | + | 3 | ( | y | − | 1 | ) |
| = | 20 | y | + | 16 | + | 3 | ( | y | − | 1 | ) |
| = | 20 | y | + | 16 | + | 3 | y | − | 3 | × | 1 |
| = | 20 | y | + | 16 | + | 3 | y | − | 3 |
| = | 23 | y | + | 13 |
| 23 | y | + | 13 | = | 2 | − | 5 | y | − | 5 |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 3 | − | 5 | y |
| 23 | y | + | 13 | = | - | 3 | − | 5 | y |
| 23 | y | + | 5 | y | = | - | 3 | − | 13 |
| 28 | y | = | - | 3 | − | 13 |
| 28 | y | = | - | 16 |
| y | = | - | 16 | ÷ | 28 |
| = | - | 16 | × | 1 28 |
| = | - | 4 | × | 1 7 |
| y | = | - | 4 7 |
| y | = | - 0.571429 |