We are given the following equation
[tex]\frac{7}{8}+y=-\frac{1}{8}[/tex]Let us solve the equation for variable y
Our goal is to separate out the variable y
Subtract 7/8 from both sides of the equation.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{7}{8}-\frac{7}{8}+y=-\frac{1}{8}-\frac{7}{8} \\ y=-\frac{1}{8}-\frac{7}{8} \end{gathered}[/tex]Since the denominators of the two fractions are the same, simply add the numerators.
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=-\frac{1}{8}-\frac{7}{8} \\ y=\frac{-1-7}{8} \\ y=\frac{-8}{8} \\ y=-1 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the value of y is -1
