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-4y-10=4y-12
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by y-3.
-4y-10-4y=-12
Subtract 4y from both sides.
-8y-10=-12
Combine -4y and -4y to get -8y.
-8y=-12+10
Add 10 to both sides.
-8y=-2
Add -12 and 10 to get -2.
y=\frac{-2}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
y=\frac{1}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.