document.write( "Question 494932: 1/2 times y divided by 3 equals 2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #335878 by ptaylor(2198) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Well, we know that 1/2 times y is y/2 just like we know that 1/2 times 4 is 4/2=2
\n" ); document.write( "Now if we divide that by 3, we have (y/2)/3. This is a complex fraction and we can simplify it by multiplying the numerator and denominator by (1/3), like so:
\n" ); document.write( "(y/2)(1/3)/3(1/3) and this reduces to (y/6)/1 or y/6
\n" ); document.write( "And we are told that this equals 2, sooooo
\n" ); document.write( "(y/6)=2 multiply each side by 6
\n" ); document.write( "y=12\r
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\n" ); document.write( "1/2 times 12=6; 6 divided by 3=2\r
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