SOLUTION: 4=4/9+y

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Question 154959: 4=4/9+y

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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4=4/(9+y) I assume that this is the problem.
4(9+y)=4 multiply each side by (9+y) to eliminate fractions.
36+4y=4
4y=4-36
4y=-32
y=-32/4
y=-8
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Ed