Question

$y/3 - 6 = -8$

Answer 1

$\frac{y}{3}-6=-8$
add 6 to both sides
$ \frac{y}{3}-6+6=-8+6$
$\frac{y}{3}=-2$
multiply both sides by 3
$3\frac{y}{3}=-2(3)$
$y=-6$

Answer 2

You need to get y to 1. So multiply everything by 3. The equation you get is y-18=-24. You need to get y by itself so add 18 to both sides. The equation you get is y=-6. So the answer is y=-6. Hope this helps! ;)