SOLUTION: y/10 =-2/5

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Question 8865: y/10 =-2/5
Answer by mrduffner(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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This problem is a proportion.
y%2F10+=+-2%2F5
Cross multiply.
5y+=+-20
Then we divide each side by 5.
5y%2F5+=+-20%2F5
We have our solution.
y+=+-4
Hope this helped!