Question

Use Inverse operations to solve the expression. Enter your answer in simplest form. y 1 =8 16​

Answer 1

So we are trying to get the “y” alone, so to undo the division by -8, we will multiply both sides by -8, then simplify.

(-8) y/(-8) = (-8) 1/16

y = -8/16

and simplified:

y = -1/2