Solve for y y/-7.2=-5.65

$\frac{y}{- 7.2} = - 5.65$

Step 1

Multiply both sides of the equation by $- 7.2$ .

$- 7.2 \frac{y}{- 7.2} = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Step 2

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Simplify $- 7.2 \frac{y}{- 7.2}$ .

Cancel the common factor of $7.2$ .

Factor $7.2$ out of $- 7.2$ .

$7.2 (- 1) \frac{y}{- 7.2} = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Factor $7.2$ out of $- 7.2$ .

$7.2 \cdot - 1 \frac{y}{7.2 \cdot - 1} = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Cancel the common factor.

$7.2 \cdot - 1 \frac{y}{7.2 \cdot - 1} = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{y}{- 1} = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Simplify the expression.

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{y}{- 1}$ .

$- (- 1 \cdot y) = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot y$ as $- y$ .

$- - y = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Multiply $- - y$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 y = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Multiply $y$ by $1$ .

$y = - 7.2 \cdot - 5.65$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $- 7.2$ by $- 5.65$ .

$y = 40.68$