SOLUTION: 3/5y=6 what is the value of y

Algebra ->  Equations -> SOLUTION: 3/5y=6 what is the value of y      Log On


   

Question 358341: 3/5y=6 what is the value of y
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Depends.

If you had written (3/5)y = 6, then it would have been clear that you meant


If you had written 3/(5y) = 6, then it would have been clear that you meant

But the way you wrote it, your meaning is ambiguous. Re-write your question so that it is clear what you want.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
The Out Campaign: Scarlet Letter of Atheism