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15-39y=2-8y
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 5-13y.
15-39y+8y=2
Add 8y to both sides.
15-31y=2
Combine -39y and 8y to get -31y.
-31y=2-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
-31y=-13
Subtract 15 from 2 to get -13.
y=\frac{-13}{-31}
Divide both sides by -31.
y=\frac{13}{31}
Fraction \frac{-13}{-31} can be simplified to \frac{13}{31} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.