16y=20y^2

Solution for 16y=20y^2 equation:

Simplifying
16y = 20y2

Solving
16y = 20y2

Solving for variable 'y'.

Combine like terms: 20y2 + -20y2 = 0
16y + -20y2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4y'.
4y(4 + -5y) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'y' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
y = 0

Solving
y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Simplifying
y = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(4 + -5y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + -5y = 0

Solving
4 + -5y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + -5y = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + -5y = 0 + -4
-5y = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-5y = -4

Divide each side by '-5'.
y = 0.8

Simplifying
y = 0.8
Solution
y = {0, 0.8}