Basic Math Examples

$4.4 (y - 7) = 6.6$

Step 1

Divide each term in $4.4 (y - 7) = 6.6$ by $4.4$ and simplify.

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Step 1.1

Divide each term in $4.4 (y - 7) = 6.6$ by $4.4$ .

$\frac{4.4 (y - 7)}{4.4} = \frac{6.6}{4.4}$

Step 1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $4.4$ .

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Step 1.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4.4 (y - 7)}{4.4} = \frac{6.6}{4.4}$

Step 1.2.1.2

Divide $y - 7$ by $1$ .

$y - 7 = \frac{6.6}{4.4}$

Step 1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.3.1

Divide $6.6$ by $4.4$ .

$y - 7 = 1.5$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $y$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Add $7$ to both sides of the equation.

$y = 1.5 + 7$

Step 2.2

Add $1.5$ and $7$ .

$y = 8.5$