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[tex]\large\textsf{5y + 12 - 3y + 12 = 18}\\\\\large\text{COMBINE the LIKE TERMS}\\\\\large\textsf{(5y - 3y) + (12 + 12) = 18}\\\\\large\text{NEW EQUATION: \textsf{2y + 24 = 18}}\\\\\large\text{SUBTRACT 24 to BOTH SIDES}\\\\\large\textsf{2y + 24 - 24 = 18 + 24}\\\\\large\text{Cancel out: \textsf{24 - 24} because it gives you 0}\\\\\large\text{Keep: \textsf{18 - 24} because it helps solve it helps solve for y}\\\\\large\textsf{18 - 24 = \bf -6}[/tex]
[tex]\large\text{NEW EQUATION: \textsf{2y = -6}}\\\\\large\text{DIVIDE 2 to BOTH SIDES}\\\\\mathsf{\dfrac{2y}{2y}=\dfrac{-6}{2}}\\\\\large\text{Cancel out: }\mathsf{\dfrac{2}{2}}\large\text{ because it gives you 1}\\\\\large\text{KEEP: }\mathsf{\dfrac{-6}{2}}\large\text{ because it gives you the y-value}\\\\\large\textsf{y = }\mathsf{\dfrac{-6}{2}}\\\\\mathsf{\dfrac{-6}{2}= \bf -3}\\\\\\\\\\\boxed{\boxed{\huge\textsf{Answer: y = \bf -3}}}\huge\checkmark[/tex]
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