The variable y is 13
Given the equation:
12y = 156
To solve for the variable y, we divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of y, which is 12.
Doing this, we have
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{12y}{12}=\text{ }\frac{156}{12} \\ \\ y\text{ = }13 \end{gathered}[/tex]The variable y is 13.