Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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4. Writing and Solving Proportions
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Exercise 6 Page 204

Use the Multiplication Property of Equality to eliminate the division.

y = 6

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To solve the equation, we have to isolate y on one side. Using the Multiplication Property of Equality, we will multiply both sides of the equation by 10. This will eliminate the denominator of the fraction and isolate y.
y/10 = 3/5
10 * y/10 = 10 * 3/5
y = 10 * 3/5
y = 30/5
y = 6