Question
$$53 \cdot \frac{y}{25} = 371$$
Answer
$$ y = 175 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 53 \cdot \frac{y}{25} &= 371&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 25 }. \\[1 em]25\cdot53 \cdot \frac{y}{25} &= 25\cdot371&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]53y &= 9275&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 53 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{9275}{53}&& \\[1 em]y &= 175&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This page was created using
Equations Solver