what is y if 48 is the same as 4y+12

Question

 basically I would just like to know the answer to the question

Answer 1

If 48 is the same as 4y+12, that means that:

48=4y+12

-12      -12

 

36=4y

 

36/4=4y/4

 

Y=9

Answer 2

If 48 is the same as 4y + 12, then we can write:

48 = 4y + 12

We try to separate anything that is y from anything that is not y, so we can minus 12 on both sides:

48 - 12 = 4y + 12 - 12

36 = 4y

Divide both sides by 4 and we get:

9 = y