Can someone please help me?
y-1 3/10=4 5/6

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Can someone please help me?
y-1 3/10=4 5/6

xishem · Answer

Is it this?$$y-1\frac{3}{10}=4\frac{5}{6}$$

anonymous · Answer

Yes, sorry I don't know how to type it properly.

xishem · Answer

That's ok.

OK, so first we need to convert them to improper fractions:$$y-\frac{13}{10}=\frac{29}{6}$$Does that part make sense? Do you know how that works?

anonymous · Answer

Ok, I forgot where to start.

anonymous · Answer

What is the next step? Please?

xishem · Answer

Yep. You just want to move the fractions to the same side:$$y=\frac{29}{6}+\frac{13}{10}$$Do you know what to do next?

anonymous · Answer

Did it become addition because we brought 13/10 to the other side?

xishem · Answer

Yeah. You have to add (13/10) to both sides. So on the left side it cancels and on the right side you get +(13/10).

anonymous · Answer

Do we find common denominators?

xishem · Answer

Yep. Try.

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

Is the answer 6  4/30?

hero · Answer

Don't forget to simplify 4/30

anonymous · Answer

6  2/15?

hero · Answer

6 + 2/15

anonymous · Answer

Thank you Xishem and Hero, I really appreciate your help!

xishem · Answer

Cheers (:.

hero · Answer

The thing is though, if I were solving it, I'd solve it slightly differently. 

y - (1 + 3/10) = 4 + 5/6
y = (4 + 5/6) + (1 + 3/10)
y = (4 + 1) + (5/6 + 3/10)
y = 5 + (25/30 + 9/30)
y = 5 + (25 + 9)/30
y = 5 + (30 + 4)/30
y = 5 + 30/30 + 4/30
y = 5 + 1 + 4/30
y = 6 + 4/30
y = 6 + 2/15