SOLUTION: 2/3y=60 two over three times y equals sixty I am not sure how to solve this equation, please show me step by step so that I will be able to do in the future

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Question 109998: 2/3y=60
two over three times y equals sixty
I am not sure how to solve this equation, please show me step by step so that I will be able to do in the future
Answer by beccadancer15(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%282%2F3%29y=60
to get the variable alone on one side of the equal sign,
you multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/3 which is 3/2
which will make it %282%2F3%29y%2A%283%2F2%29=60%2A%283%2F2%29
and 60*2/3=40
so y=40
that's it :]
Becca