To solve the equation 12y - 7y = 315, you can start by combining the like terms on the left-hand side (those terms that contain the variable y).
Here's how you do it step by step:
12y - 7y equals 5y because you subtract 7y from 12y (12-7 is 5).
So now your equation is:
5y = 315
To solve for y, you divide both sides of the equation by 5:
5y / 5 = 315 / 5
y = 63
Therefore, y equals 63.
