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4=10\left(y-5\right)
Variable y cannot be equal to 5 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by y-5.
4=10y-50
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by y-5.
10y-50=4
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
10y=4+50
Add 50 to both sides.
10y=54
Add 4 and 50 to get 54.
y=\frac{54}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
y=\frac{27}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{54}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.