Answer: y = 35/4
Step-by-step explanation:
combine like terms: -
12y = -3y - 35 - 5y
-12y = -8y - 35
Add 8y to both sides
-12y = -8y - 35
Simplify
-4y = -35
Divide both sides by the same factor
-4y = -35
-4y/-4 = -35/-4
Simplify
y = 35/4
Hope that helps :)
-Amria