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3y+4+5y=8
Add 5y to both sides.
8y+4=8
Combine 3y and 5y to get 8y.
8y=8-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
8y=4
Subtract 4 from 8 to get 4.
y=\frac{4}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
y=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.