To solve this equation, we need to combine like terms and isolate the variable y.
First, let's combine the terms with y:
8/15y - 3/10y = 8/15y - 0.3y = 0.5y
Now, let's rewrite the equation with the combined terms:
0.5y + 0.78 = 1.2
Next, let's isolate the variable y by moving the constant term to the other side of the equation:
0.5y = 1.2 - 0.70.5y = 0.42
Finally, solve for y by dividing both sides by 0.5:
y = 0.42 / 0.y = 0.84
Therefore, the solution to the equation is y = 0.84.
To solve this equation, we need to combine like terms and isolate the variable y.
First, let's combine the terms with y:
8/15y - 3/10y = 8/15y - 0.3y = 0.5y
Now, let's rewrite the equation with the combined terms:
0.5y + 0.78 = 1.2
Next, let's isolate the variable y by moving the constant term to the other side of the equation:
0.5y = 1.2 - 0.7
0.5y = 0.42
Finally, solve for y by dividing both sides by 0.5:
y = 0.42 / 0.
y = 0.84
Therefore, the solution to the equation is y = 0.84.