$$ \begin{aligned} y &= \frac{1}{4}y+2&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 4 }. \\[1 em]4y &= 4 \cdot \frac{1}{4}y+4\cdot2&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]4y &= y+8&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ y } $ to the left side} \\[1 em]4y-y &= 8&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]3y &= 8&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 3 $ } \\[1 em]y &= \frac{8}{3}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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