So, to solve the equation we want to isolate y or in other words, have y (alone) on one side so that we can find out what y should have as a value.
Step 1: Add 3/4 on both sides
We get
2y/3 = 1/12+3/4
We add fractions by calculating a common denominator, adjusting the numerators accordingly and adding them. See this in action below:
12 and 4 have a common multiple in 12 which will be our common denominator. Now, 1/12 does not need to be adjusted, but 3/4 becomes 3*3 / 3*4 = 9/12.
In total 1/12 + 9/12 = 10/12
So, we have 2y/3 = 10/12
Now we multiply both sides by 3, so that the 3 will cancel out the 3 in the denominator on the left side:
2y =30/12
Now we just need to divide by 2 and get the solution:
y = 15/12 = 3*5 / 3*4 = 5/4
Therefore the final answer is A:
The solution set is {5/4}