Can u me slove this and you also if u don't mind try to tell me how you show your work

A. 4(-1)-2y=12
-4-2y=12
-2y=16
y=-8

B. 4(4)-2y=12
16-2y=12
-2y=-4
y=2

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.