four times the sum of y and three is -1

Question

four  times the sum of y and three is -1

 

Answer 1

4(y + 3) = -1
4y + 12 = -1
4y = -13
y = -13/4

Answer 2

4(y+3) = -1

 

y+3 = -1/4

y = -3 - 1/4

y = -13/4 = -3.25