$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{11}{5}-60 &= y&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 5 }. \\[1 em]5\cdot\frac{11}{5}-5\cdot60 &= 5y&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]11-300 &= 5y&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-289 &= 5y&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]5y &= -289&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 5 $ } \\[1 em]y &= -\frac{289}{5}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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