Question
$$6 = 2(y+2)$$
Answer
$$ y = 1 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 6 &= 2(y+2)&& \text{simplify right side} \\[1 em]6 &= 2y+4&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]2y+4 &= 6&& \text{ move 4 to the right } \\[1 em]2y &= 6-4&& \\[1 em]2y &= 2&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{2}{2}&& \\[1 em]y &= 1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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