Question

Solve. -1/5y=10

Answer 1

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to solve for y, you want to get y all alone.
so multiply both sides by -5
because negative times negative = positive
and 1/5 times 5 = 1
therefore y = 10 times negative 5 =

Answer 2

the answer is y=-2...wanna see how
-1/5y=10
5y=10(-1)
y=-10/5
y=-2

Answer 3

@faizah
are you sure it hadn't meant
-1/5 y = 10
rather then (-1)/(5y) = 10 ?

Answer 4

it says -1 is divided to 5y
it is an equation problem
so oviously -1 gets multiplied by 10
then u do the rest

Answer 5

usually when such a problem is phrased like that,
they mean -(1/5)y = 10
and even if you do multiply both sides by -1 to get rid of the negative,
you would still be left with 1/(5y) on the left side
which is not applicable

Answer 6

rosegold
the correct answer should be
y = 10 times negative 5 = -50 (<---)

Answer 7

ohk...thnx i didnt know about that