SOLUTION: tutors please help me with this question: -4/9+y=1/6 what does y equal

Question 537969: tutors please help me with this question: -4/9+y=1/6 what does y equal
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Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-4/9+y=1/6 The LCD is 18. Multiply each term by 18
-8+18y=3 add 8 to each side
-8+8+18y=3+8
18y=11
y=11/18
CK
-4/9+11/18=1/6
-8/18+11/18=1/6
3/18=1/6
1/6=1/6

Hope this helps---ptaylor

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