Help.................solve for y:7=-3/2 y

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asked Jan 16, 2023 223k views

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Baxterma · Answer 1 · 2023-01-20T20:33:50+0000

Given the equation:

notice that we can multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the denominator on the right, then, we would have the following:'

$\begin{gathered} (7=-(3)/(2)y)\cdot(2) \\ \Rightarrow2(7)=-(3)/(2)(2)y \\ \Rightarrow14=-3y \end{gathered}$

then, we can move the -3 that is multiplying the variable y to the left side dividing:

$\begin{gathered} 14=-3y \\ \Rightarrow(14)/(-3)=y \\ y=-(14)/(3) \end{gathered}$

therefore, y = -14/3