How do you solve and check your solutions to $\frac{y}{3} = 5$ $y/3=5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-02T23:18:22

To solve for $y$ $y$ , let's multiply each side by 3:

$\frac{3 y}{3} = 3 \cdot 5$ $(3y)/3=3*5$
$y = 15$ $y=15$

To check our solutions, just plug our answer back into the equation:

$\frac{15}{3} = 5$ $15/3=5$
$5 = 5$ $5=5$

How do you solve and check your solutions to y/3=5y3=5y/3=5?