document.write( "Question 29840: I am having trouble with a problem...I answered it, but I need to know if the answer is right. It is: 3y/5-13/15=y+2/12. I got an answer of y=31/13. Is this correct? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #16566 by Cintchr(481) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+3y%2F5-13%2F15=1y%2B2%2F12+\"$ sub 3y/5 and 2/12 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-3y%2F5+-2%2F12+=+-3y%2F5+-+2%2F12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-13%2F15+-+2%2F12+=+1y+-+3y%2F5+\"$ reduce 2/12 change 1y to 5y/5
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-13%2F15+-+1%2F6+=+5y%2F5+-+3y%2F5+\"$ Common denom on the left side is 90
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-78%2F90+-+15%2F90+=+5y%2F5+-+3y%2F5+\"$ combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-93%2F90+=+2y%2F5+\"$ multiply both sides by 5/2 to isolate the y
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-93%2F90%29%285%2F2%29+=+%282y%2F5%29%285%2F2%29+\"$ reduce 93/90 by dividing by 3/3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-31%2F30%29%285%2F2%29+=+%282y%2F5%29%285%2F2%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-31%29%285%29%2F%2830%29%282%29+=+y+\"$ reduce (5)/(30)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-31%29%281%29%2F%286%29%282%29+=+y+\"$ multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-31%2F12+=+y+\"$ You were close. \n" ); document.write( "

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