Question
$$3y+16 = 5y$$
Answer
$$ y = 8 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3y+16 &= 5y&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 5y } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 16 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3y-5y &= -16&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-2y &= -16&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -2 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{-16}{-2}&& \\[1 em]y &= 8&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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