How do you solve #\frac { y } { 5} = - 14#?

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Dec 21, 2016

#y=-70#

Explanation:

We are given the equation #y/5=-14=?#

In this case we must solve for the unknown variable. Which in this case is #y#.

To get #y# by itself, we simply multiply the denominator of the fraction with the opposite side of the equation. See below:

#y=-14*5#.

Simply multiply these together to get your final answer of #y=-70#.

Now we can substitute #-70# in for #y#. See below for equation:

#-70/5=-14#

#-14=-14#. This verifies we got the right value for #y#.

Always substitute the unknown value you discover in for an equation like this. You should get the same numerical value on both sides of the equal sign #(=)#. If you don't, then the value is wrong and you simply have to identify what went wrong.

Answer: #y=-70#

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