what is the answer for this equation?27 + 5y =

Question

I'm not sure about this question, can you help me? 27 + 5y =

Answer 1

27+5y = any real number, or complex number, without more information.

if 27+5y = 0, then y =-27/5 = -5.4

if 27+5y = 27, then y=0

if 27+5y = 527 then y =100

if 27+5y = 27 + 5i, y=i

Answer 2

The solution in this type of equation is to isolate the variable (in this case, it's 'y').

27 + 5y =

1. subtract 27 from both sides of the equation

5y = -27

      2.  divide both sides by 5

y = -27/5

If this is to be reduced to a non-integer than finish the problem by dividing -27 by 5 to get -5.4