1. Isolate the y. Note the equal sign. What you do to one side, you do to the other. Do the opposite of PEMDAS.
First, multiply 12 to both sides
-y/12(12) = 6(12)
-y = 6(12)
-y = 72
Isolate the y. Divide -1 from both sides
-y/-1 = 72/-1
y = -72
-72 is your answer for y
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2. Isolate the x. Note the equal sign. What you do to one side, you do to the other. Do the opposite of PEMDAS.
x/4 = 8
First, multiply 4 to both sides
x/4(4) = 8(4)
x = 8(4)
x = 32
32 is your answer for x
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