Solving an equation involving decimals

How do you solve this for y?
11 - 0.4(y - 4) = 0.2(y - 4)

11 - 0.4(y - 4) = 0.2(y - 4)
11 - .4y + 1.6 = .2y - .8   {used distributive property}
12.6 - .4y = .2y - .8   {combined like terms}
12.6 = .6y - .8   {added .4y to both sides}
13.4 = .6y   {added .8 to both sides}
y = 22 1/3   {divided both sides by .6}

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