Question

(24-y)/4=4 i need to solve for y but cannot remember how to execute the process

Answer 1

You need to isolate the variable by itself on one side of the equation.  You do so by performing the inverse operations that were done to the variable....

(24-y)/4=4  multiply both sides by 4

24-y=16  subtract 24 from both sides

-y=-8  divide both sides by -1

y=8

Answer 2

(24-y)/4=4

First thing we see here is the fraction we need to get rid of.

To do this, we multiply both sides by 4. 4(24-y)/4 = 24-y so that side isnt a problem anymore.

24-y=4*4=16
24-y=16

after this, to get y alone, we need to get rid of 24. To do this, we subtract 24 from both sides. 24-y-24 =-y so this solves it.

-y=16-24=-8

since y is negative in this case, it would be prefered to multiply both sides with -1 as -y*-1 = y

y=8

Hence the answer is y=8

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