Question 26622
y/4 - y + 5/3 = 0 


You do not need a denominator of 12... all you need do is get the terms with a y in them together. In this case, let their denominators be 4.


y/4 - 4y/4 + 5/3 = 0 
-3y/4 + 5/3 = 0 
-3y/4 = -5/3 
3y/4 = 5/3 
--> y = 20/9


jon.