SOLUTION: HOW DO YOU SOLVE y+4/5=3/2

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Question 2247: HOW DO YOU SOLVE y+4/5=3/2
Found 4 solutions by sehar, ehollins1, JimMarshall, Robee16:
Answer by sehar(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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solution:
y+4/5=3/2
cross multiply
2y+8=15
2y=7
y=7/2
and if the question is y+(4/5)=3/2, then
5y+4/5=3/2
10y+8=15
10y=7
y=7/10

Answer by ehollins1(8) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 8
- = -
5 10
3 15
- = -
2 10
__________
23
- = 2.3
10

Answer by JimMarshall(82) About Me  (Show Source):
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y+4/5=3/2
cross multiply
2y+8=15
2y=7
y=7/2
and if the question is y+(4/5)=3/2, then
5y+4/5=3/2
10y+8=15
10y=7
y=7/10
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Answer by Robee16(18) About Me  (Show Source):
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>> y = 3%2F2 - 4%2F5

>> y = 15%2F10 - 8%2F10

>> y = 7%2F10