SOLUTION: Please solve and show me how. y/15-y/25=1/15

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Question 251427: Please solve and show me how.

y/15-y/25=1/15

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please solve and show me how.
y/15-y/25=1/15
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Comment: When you have denominators in an equation
multiply thru by the least common multiple of those
denominators to get rid of them:
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lcm = 75
Multiply thru by 75 to get:
5y - 3y = 5
2y = 5
y = 5/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.