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What is the value of y? PLEASE EXPLAIN
8.5 = y/3 <------ Fraction

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Answer:

y=25.5

Explanation:

To find y, you need to get it by itself. Ask yourself, what is being done to y, then to undo that, do the opposite. For example, if 3 was added to y, you would need to subtract 3 to cancel out the 3. In this case, what is being done to y? It's being divided by 3. So, you multiply by 3 to cancel that out. Whatever you do to one side of an equation, you also have to do to the other. So,

8.5=
(y)/(3) Multiply both sides by 3

3(8.5) = 3(
(y)/(3)) multiply on the left side, and on the right side the 3s cancel out

25.5=y

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