Question

solve for y.
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multiply both sides: multiply both sides by what?
\\(\frac{y}{-5} + 7 = 9\\)
\\(\frac{y}{-5} = 9 - 7\\)
\\(\frac{y}{-5}\\) (\\(square\\)) = 2 (\\(square\\))

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the equation

We have the equation \(\frac{y}{-5}+7 = 9\). First, we isolate the term with \(y\) by subtracting 7 from both sides.
\(\frac{y}{-5}+7 - 7=9 - 7\)
\(\frac{y}{-5}=2\)

Step2: Determine the multiplier

To solve for \(y\) in the equation \(\frac{y}{-5}=2\), we need to multiply both sides by the reciprocal of \(\frac{1}{-5}\), which is \(- 5\). So we multiply both sides by \(-5\).
\(\frac{y}{-5}\times(-5)=2\times(-5)\)
\(y=- 10\) (But for the step of multiplying both sides, the value to multiply is \(-5\))

Answer:

\(-5\)