Step 1
Sum the values on the left and equate the sum to 24
[tex]\begin{gathered} y+2+y+2+y+2+y+2=24 \\ y+y+y+y+2+2+2+2=24 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 4y\text{ +8=24} \\ 4y=24-8 \\ 4y=16 \\ y=\frac{16}{4} \\ y=4 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence y = 4