Question

What is the first step that you have to do in order to solve the proportion: ? 8.5 26y = 3 y = 3(26) 3(y) = 1(26)

Answer 1

`3(y)=1(26)`

Explanation:

Please consider the complete question.

What is the first step that you have to do in order to solve the proportion: one-third equals the fraction y over 26?

We can represent our given information in an equation as:

`(1)/(3)=(y)/(26)`

To solve our given equation, we need to cross multiply our equation as:

`3(y)=1(26)`

Therefore, the 1st step to solve the equation would be
`3(y)=1(26)`.