Find the solution to the equation 3(y - 5) = -12. y=

3(y - 5) = -12
y - 5 = -12/3
y - 5 = -4
y = -4 + 5
y = 1

You move the constant to the right side and change its sign to be 9z= -6 -8. that’s the first step.the second step would be calculate the difference of -8-6 to get -14. you equation should now be 9z=-14the last step is to divide both sides by 9 to get z=-14/9hope this