Basic Math Examples

$5 y = - 4$

Step 1

Divide each term in $5 y = - 4$ by $5$ .

$\frac{5 y}{5} = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 y}{5} = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Step 2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 4}{5}$

$y = \frac{- 4}{5}$

$y = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{4}{5}$

$y = - \frac{4}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = - \frac{4}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$y = - 0.8$

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