Answer :
The statement given is:
Three less than y is - 19.
Three less than y can be translated as:
[tex]y-3[/tex]Three less than y is - 19 can be translated as:
[tex]y-3=-19[/tex]Solve the above equation by adding three to both sides of the equation.
[tex]\begin{gathered} y-3+3=-19+3 \\ y=-16 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the solution is y=-16.