What is the answer to (y-2)/y = 1/2 ?

The answer to (y-2)/y = 1/2 is y=4

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(y-2)/y = 1/2

\frac{y - 2}{y} = \frac{1}{2}

y = 4

Solution steps

\frac{y - 2}{y} = \frac{1}{2}

Cross multiply

2 y - 4 = y

Move

4

to the right side

2 y = y + 4

Move

y

to the left side

y = 4

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

y = 0

Combine undefined points with solutions:

y = 4

- 70 = - \frac{250}{t ^{2}}

\frac{x + a}{x} + \frac{x - 2}{4} = 0

\frac{2}{x - 3} - \frac{3}{x + 2} = 1

0 = \frac{1}{4 ( x ) + 2}

\frac{1}{1 - x} - 1 = 2