SOLUTION: please solve 7 over y = 8 over y - 1 over 5

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Question 418387: please solve
7 over y = 8 over y - 1 over 5
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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7/y=8/y-1/5
1/y=1/5
1=1/5y
1/(1/5)=y
1*5/1=y
y=5