SOLUTION: I need help solving this equation using the multiplication principle -2/5y=-4/15. I am really struggling with this right now.

SOLUTION: I need help solving this equation using the multiplication principle -2/5y=-4/15. I am really struggling with this right now.

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Question 615487: I need help solving this equation using the multiplication principle -2/5y=-4/15. I am really struggling with this right now.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: I'm assuming that the problem is $\LARGE \dpi{120} -\frac{2}{5}y = -\frac{4}{15}$

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of the -2/5 to get

y = (-4/15)*(-5/2)

y = (-4*-5)/(15*2)

y = 20/30

y = 2/3

So the answer is y = 2/3
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