Question

Solve
-5/8y=-20

Answer 1

\[
\frac{-5}{8y}=-20\] or
\[\frac{-5}{8}y=-20\]?

Answer 2

the latter

Answer 3

answer to second one is
\[y=-20\times \frac{8}{-5}=\]
\[y=32\]

Answer 4

-(5)/(8)*y=-20

Multiply -5 by y to get -5y.
-(5y)/(8)=-20

Multiply each term in the equation by 8.
-(5y)/(8)*8=-20*8

Cancel the common factor of 8 in the denominator of the first term -(5y)/(8) and the second term 8.
-(5y)/(<X>8<x>)*<X>8<x>=-20*8

Reduce the expression by removing the common factor of 8 in the denominator of the first term -(5y)/(8) and the second term 8.
-5y*1=-20*8

Multiply -5y by 1 to get -5y.
-5y=-20*8

Multiply -20 by 8 to get -160.
-5y=-160

Divide each term in the equation by -5.
-(5y)/(-5)=-(160)/(-5)

Move the minus sign from the denominator to the front of the expression.
-(-(5y)/(5))=-(160)/(-5)

Cancel the common factor of 5 in -(5y)/(5).
-(-(<X>5<x>y)/(<X>5<x>))=-(160)/(-5)

Remove the common factors that were cancelled out.
-(-y)=-(160)/(-5)

Multiply - by the -y inside the parentheses.
-*-y=-(160)/(-5)

Multiply - by -y to get y.
y=-(160)/(-5)

Move the minus sign from the denominator to the front of the expression.
y=-(-(160)/(5))

Cancel the common factor of 5 in -(160)/(5).
y=-(-(^(32)<X>160<x>)/(<X>5<x>))

Remove the common factors that were cancelled out.
y=-(-32)

Multiply - by the -32 inside the parentheses.
y=-*-32

Multiply - by -32 to get 32.
y=32