Question 683524
8y-2=4y+16 subtract 4y from both sides
8y-4y-2=4y-4y+16 simply
4y-2=16 now add 2 to both sides
4y-2+2=16+2 simply
4y=18 divide both sides by 4
4y/4=18/4 simply
y=18/4 simply
y=9/2 or y=4.5