Given the following equation, calculate 'y'.
2x + 8 = 2y-6
y = x + 7. Without knowing the value of x, we cannot calculate y.
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### Instruction:
Given the following equation, calculate 'y'.

### Response:
y = x + 7. Without knowing the value of x, we cannot calculate y.