The distance from the x-axis to point P is half the distance from the y-axis to point P. If the coordinates of P are (x,-8), how many units is P from the y-axis?  Select the correct option:
A) 20
B) 16
C) 8
D) 4
E) 2
The x-axis is 8 units from the point P.   Thus the y-axis is 16 units from the point P.   The answer is 16.
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The distance from the x-axis to point P is half the distance from the y-axis to point P. If the coordinates of P are (x,-8), how many units is P from the y-axis?