SOLUTION: HOW DO YOU SOLVE y+4/5=3/2

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Question 2247: HOW DO YOU SOLVE y+4/5=3/2
Found 2 solutions by sehar, ehollins1:
Answer by sehar(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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solution:
y+4/5=3/2
cross multiply
2y+8=15
2y=7
y=7/2
and if the question is y+(4/5)=3/2, then
5y+4/5=3/2
10y+8=15
10y=7
y=7/10

Answer by ehollins1(8) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 8
- = -
5 10
3 15
- = -
2 10
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23
- = 2.3
10