How do you solve the equation for y: #(2x)/ 5 - (x / 3) = 3#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-23T06:30:28

You cannot...

In this equation you can not solve for #y#, for there is no #y# in it.

But we can surely solve for #x#, which goes as follows :-

#((2x)/5)-(x/3)=3#

#(3×2x -5×x)/15=3#

#6x-5x=3×15#

#x=75#

#:. color(Brown)(x =75)#