Evaluate 9y + 3y/6 - 5 when y = 8

Answer 1

First replace y with 8 in the given expression:

9(8) + 3(8)/6 - 5
72 + 24/6 - 5
72 + 4 - 5
76 - 5
71

Therefore, when y = 8, the expression evaluates to 71.