What is the solution to the proportion:
(3y-8)/12=y/5
i want to know how to solve this in the future on my own. so can you show the steps?
thx!

(3y - 8)             y
   =  
  12                  5

cross multiply

5(3y - 8) = 12ydistribute thru the parenthesis
15y - 40 = 12y subtract 15y from both sides
-40 = 12y - 15ysimplify
-40 = -3y divide both sides by -3
-40/-3 = y
13 1/3 (or 13.333) = y

9.

step-by-step explanation:

if you want to separate 54 into 6 individual tiers then you need to divide if you want to separate 54 into 6 individual tiers then you need to divide 6 and 54.

you will get 9.

if you divide 9 by 6 you will get 54.

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