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-8-8y+2y=6
Add 2y to both sides.
-8-6y=6
Combine -8y and 2y to get -6y.
-6y=6+8
Add 8 to both sides.
-6y=14
Add 6 and 8 to get 14.
y=\frac{14}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
y=-\frac{7}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.