SOLUTION: 8= -64y I don't understand how or why to get y

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Question 264166: 8= -64y I don't understand how or why to get y
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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8= -64y divide both sides by -64
8/-64=-64y/-64
-1/8=y ans.
Proof:
8=-64*-1/8
8=64/8
8=8