SOLUTION: 5/y = -20 Y=

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Question 5702: 5/y = -20
Y=
Answer by prince_abubu(198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It would probably help if it was written as a proportion:

+5%2Fy+=+-20%2F1+ <---- remember that there is always that "divided by 1"

+-20y+=+5%281%29+ <---- We cross multiplied.

+y+=+-1%2F4+ <--- Solution after reducing to lowest terms.