SOLUTION: 8/y= 17/3 solve for y and rounded to the nearest tenth

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Question 83696: 8/y= 17/3 solve for y and rounded to the nearest tenth
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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8/Y=17/3 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY THUS:
17Y=8*3
17Y=24
Y=24/17
Y=1.4 ANSWER.