SOLUTION: y+1/3=2

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Question 343767: y+1/3=2
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Equations with fractions, it's best to get rid of the fraction first. This one y+1/3=2 we can multiply by 3 to get:
3y+1=6
Now subtract 1 and divide by 3 to get:
y=5/3 or 1 2/3
Make sense?
RJ
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