SOLUTION: 3/5y=6 what is the value of y

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Question 358341: 3/5y=6 what is the value of y
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Depends.

If you had written (3/5)y = 6, then it would have been clear that you meant


If you had written 3/(5y) = 6, then it would have been clear that you meant

But the way you wrote it, your meaning is ambiguous. Re-write your question so that it is clear what you want.

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