$$ \begin{aligned} 12y-12 &= \frac{26}{2}&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 2 }. \\[1 em]2\cdot12y-2\cdot12 &= 2\cdot\frac{26}{2}&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]24y-24 &= 26&& \text{ move -24 to the right } \\[1 em]24y &= 26+24&& \\[1 em]24y &= 50&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 24 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{50}{24}&& \\[1 em]y &= \frac{25}{12}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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