$$y = \frac{1}{3}-8$$
Answer
$$ y = -\frac{23}{3} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} y &= \frac{1}{3}-8&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 3 }. \\[1 em]3y &= 3\cdot\frac{1}{3}-3\cdot8&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]3y &= 1-24&& \text{simplify right side} \\[1 em]3y &= -23&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 3 $ } \\[1 em]y &= -\frac{23}{3}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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