Solve 1-22/y=5

$$1 - \frac { 22 } { y } = 5$$

Solve for y

$$y = -\frac{11}{2} = -5\frac{1}{2} = -5.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable y cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by y.

$$y-22=5y$$

Subtract 5y from both sides.

$$y-22-5y=0$$

Combine y and -5y to get -4y.

$$-4y-22=0$$

Add 22 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.

$$-4y=22$$

Divide both sides by -4.

$$y=\frac{22}{-4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$y=-\frac{11}{2}$$