SOLUTION: Solve for y: y-2/5=y+1/3

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Question 58540: Solve for y: y-2/5=y+1/3
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for y: y-2/5=y+1/3
You can't, watch:
-y+y-2/5=-y+y+1/3
0-2/5=0+1/3
-2/5=1/3 The y's were eliminated and -2/5 does not = 1/3, there's no solution.
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