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7.8y=6.2y-1
Cancel out 10 on both sides.
7.8y-6.2y=-1
Subtract 6.2y from both sides.
1.6y=-1
Combine 7.8y and -6.2y to get 1.6y.
y=\frac{-1}{1.6}
Divide both sides by 1.6.
y=\frac{-10}{16}
Expand \frac{-1}{1.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
y=-\frac{5}{8}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-10}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.