| 1 | ÷ | 6 | = | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | ( | - | 5 | y | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 6 |
1 6 | = | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | ( | - | 5 | y | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 12 | × | ( | - | 5 | y | ) |
| = | 1 12 | ( | - | 5 | y | ) |
| = | - | 1 12 | × | 5 | y |
| = | - | 5 12 | y |
1 6 | = | - | 5 12 | y |
5 12 | y | = | - | 1 6 |
| y | = | - | 1 6 | ÷ | 5 12 |
| = | - | 1 6 | × | 12 5 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 2 5 |
| y | = | - | 2 5 |
| y | = | - 0.4 |