First do distributive property.
Parenthesis is multiplication.
3(y)= 3y and 3(4)=12
After distributive property
Y+6+3y+12
Add 3y and y because they are like terms =4y
Add 6 and 12 because they are like terms
=18
So the full equation is 4y+18
You can’t add them because they are not like terms