SOLUTION: what is the answer to 9/12 times y=8/12 times y+5 what does y equal

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Question 818365: what is the answer to 9/12 times y=8/12 times y+5
what does y equal
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the answer to
9/12 times y=8/12 times y+5
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(9/12)y = (8/12)(y+5)
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Multiply thru by 12 to get
9y = 8y +40
y = 40
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Cheers,
Stan H.