SOLUTION: Solve for y -1/8+9/2y=-7/4

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Question 1130949: Solve for y
-1/8+9/2y=-7/4
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume you mean
-1%2F8+%2B+9%2F2y = -7%2F4
Multiply equation by 8, cancel the denominators
-1 + 4(9)y = 2(-7)
-1 + 36y = -14
36y = -14 + 1
36y = -13
y = %28-13%29%2F36
y = -13%2F36