12y=8y^2

Solution for 12y=8y^2 equation:

Simplifying
12y = 8y2

Solving
12y = 8y2

Solving for variable 'y'.

Combine like terms: 8y2 + -8y2 = 0
12y + -8y2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4y'.
4y(3 + -2y) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'y' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
y = 0

Solving
y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Simplifying
y = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(3 + -2y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -2y = 0

Solving
3 + -2y = 0

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + -2y = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -2y = 0 + -3
-2y = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-2y = -3

Divide each side by '-2'.
y = 1.5

Simplifying
y = 1.5
Solution
y = {0, 1.5}