How do you solve and check your solutions to $1/3y=1/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-02T12:11:47

$color(blue)(y=3/5$

$1/3y=1/5$

multiply L.H.S. and R.H.S.by 15

$:.15/3y=15/5$

$:.5y=3$

$:.color(blue)(y=3/5$

substitute $color(blue)(y=3/5$

$:.1/3(color(blue)(3/5))=1/5$

$:.cancel3^color(blue)1/cancel15^color(blue)5=1/5$

$:.color(blue)(1/5=1/5$

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