| 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | y | = | 3 | × | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | 30 | − | y | ) | + | 16 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 3 | y |
5 3 | y | = | 3 | × | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | 30 | − | y | ) | + | 16 |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 5 | ( | 30 | − | y | ) | + | 16 |
5 3 | y | = | 3 5 | ( | 30 | − | y | ) | + | 16 |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 5 | × | 30 | − | 3 5 | y | + | 16 |
| = | 18 | − | 3 5 | y | + | 16 |
| = | 34 | − | 3 5 | y |
5 3 | y | = | 34 | − | 3 5 | y |
5 3 | y | + | 3 5 | y | = | 34 |
34 15 | y | = | 34 |
| y | = | 34 | ÷ | 34 15 |
| = | 34 | × | 15 34 |
| = | 1 | × | 15 |
| y | = | 15 |