This is your problem: y-4y-3=5y+2. First, take y-4y and turn it in to -3y. Next, take 5y and put -5y instead. So your problem is looking like this so far: -3y-5y-3=2. Then, change -3 and turn it into a positive 3 at the end of the equation like this. -3y-5y=2+3. Then lets do -3y-5y which is -8y. Next, do 2+3 which is 5. Your problem looks like this -8y=5. Lastly, divide both sides of the equation by -8. Which means Y= -5/8. Hope this helps ;)