Question
$$56 = -48-8y$$
Answer
$$ y = -13 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 56 &= -48-8y&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]-48-8y &= 56&& \text{ move -48 to the right } \\[1 em]-8y &= 56+48&& \\[1 em]-8y &= 104&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -8 $ } \\[1 em]y &= -\frac{104}{8}&& \\[1 em]y &= -13&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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