SOLUTION: -1 3/4y=6 1/8

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Question 891102: -1 3/4y=6 1/8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert mixed numbers to fractions.
-%281%2B3%2F4%29=-%284%2F4%2B3%2F4%29=-7%2F4
6%2B1%2F8=48%2F8%2B1%2F8=49%2F8
So then,
-%287%2F4%29y=49%2F8
y=-%2849%2F8%29%284%2F7%29
y=-7%2F2