Question

Help! I will grant a medal!
Can someone explain how to solve this?



y-5/3 = 1

Answer 1

I think the answer is 8, but I don't know the steps to solve it ( I used mental math to guess 8)

Answer 2

@KirbyLegs @Wariety

Answer 3

I would agree :)
I love answer your problems!
You get them correct a lot too . . .

Answer 4

is the equation \[\frac{y-5}{3}=1 or y-\frac{5}{3}=1\]

Answer 5

\[\frac{ y - 5 }{ 3 } = 1\]

@Wariety

Answer 6

Then u are correct.

Answer 7

I know, I did mental math to solve that. I just don't know the steps to solve it.

Answer 8

^that is the problem

Answer 9

The steps would be to first multiply each side by 3 to get rid of that ugly division on the left. That would leave you with y-5 = 3

Answer 10

Then add five to both sides to do away the -5 on the left. That will leave you with y=8

Answer 11

@Wariety Thanks

Answer 12

Call me paranoid, but in terms of presentation, I would not show "3+5=8", cause that doesn't really prove that y=8. I would have shown it like this:

\[\frac{y-5}{3}=1\]
\[\frac{y-5}{3}\times3=1\times3\]
\[y-5(+5)=3(+5)\]
\[y=3+5\]
\[y=8\]

Answer 13

I agree. I just thought I would include it anyways

Answer 14

Step 3 isnt really necessary