1. 3y
multiplying 3 and y together gets 3y
2. y-5
5 less implies that we subtract 5 from y
3. y+7
adding 7 to y, self-explanatory
4. 9y
same thing as #1
5. [tex]\frac{y}{8}[/tex]
quotient of implies division, since number y is listed first, y is the numerator
