There are two ways to approach this question. The first is to divide both sides of the equation by 1/4, which is the same as multiplying by 4.
4*(-10)=4*(1/4)(8y-12)
-40=1(8y-12)
-40=8y-12
-40+12=8y-12+12
-28=8y
-28/8=8y/8
-3.5=y
Another method is to distribute 1/4 to each term within the parentheses.
-10=8y*(1/4) - 12*(1/4)
-10=2y - 3
-10+3=2y - 3 +3
-7=2y
-7/2= 2y/2
-3.5=y
I hope this is helpful!
4:3 8:6 24:18 20:15 is the complete ratio table.
A * 4 = E........A = E / 4
B / 4 = E........B = 4E
C + 4 = E......C = E - 4
D - 4 = E.......D = E + 4
A + B + C + D = 100
(E/4) + (4E) + (E - 4) + (E + 4) = 100
E/4 + 6E = 100 ....multiply by 4
E + 24E = 400
25E = 400
E = 400/25
E = 16 <===
