$$ \begin{aligned} 16 &= 10+\frac{2}{11}y&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 11 }. \\[1 em]11\cdot16 &= 11\cdot10+11 \cdot \frac{2}{11}y&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]176 &= 110+2y&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]110+2y &= 176&& \text{ move 110 to the right } \\[1 em]2y &= 176-110&& \\[1 em]2y &= 66&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{66}{2}&& \\[1 em]y &= 33&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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