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7/8y-6=8
solve for y

User Inevio
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Answer:

y=55/64

Step-by-step explanation:7

8y−6

=8

Step 1: Multiply both sides by 8y-6.

7=64y−48

64y−48=7(Flip the equation)

64y−48+48=7+48(Add 48 to both sides)

64y=55

64y

64

=

55

64

(Divide both sides by 64)

y=

55

64

Check answers. (Plug them in to make sure they work.)

y=

55

64

(Works in original equation)

Answer:

y=

55

64

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