Question

what is the solution of an equation 8+(1/5)y=1

Answer 1

Remember, we want to isolate the variable (y). Have y be the only thing on the left side.

First get rid of the 8 by subtracting 8 from each side. This gives us:
(1/5)y = -7

Now we can multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the (1/5)
we get
y = -35