Beejal is solving the equation y/2 - 3 = 39 (1 point)
As a first step, he starts by adding [__] to both sides of the equation, and then continues by multiplying by [__] on each side.
(Don't do 82. It's wrong.)
To solve the equation, Beejal needs to simplify both sides by performing the inverse operations in the correct order.
As a first step, he adds 3 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term containing y:
y/2 - 3 + 3 = 39 + 3
Simplifying this equation gives:
y/2 = 42
Next, in order to isolate y, Beejal needs to multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * (y/2) = 42 * 2
This simplifies the equation to:
y = 84
Therefore, Beejal finds that the solution to the equation is y = 84.