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OpenStudy (nick1232):

5y-3/5=4/5

OpenStudy (nick1232):

Need help ASAP

geerky42 (geerky42):

Add both sides by 3/5, then divide both sides by 5. We have to do that because we want y to be alone. Make sense?

OpenStudy (nick1232):

can you write that out ?

OpenStudy (nick1232):

im only in 8th grade and we just started learnin this

OpenStudy (nick1232):

i got 7 more questionss >.< and im tired

geerky42 (geerky42):

\[\huge5y-\frac{3}{5}=\frac{4}{5}\]\[\huge5y-\frac{3}{5} + \frac{3}{5}=\frac{4}{5}+\frac{3}{5}\]\[\huge5y=\frac{7}{5}\]\[\huge \frac{5y}{5}=\frac{\frac{7}{5}}{5}\]\[\huge y=\frac{\frac{7}{5}}{5} = \frac{7}{25}\]Does this help?

OpenStudy (nick1232):

yes

geerky42 (geerky42):

Do you understand the last step?

OpenStudy (nick1232):

Yes i understand now thank you

geerky42 (geerky42):

No problem.

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