y-6(4+8/y-6)=4y-16, where did the sixteen come from

that is the correct answer I just don't understand the operation that got the -16 in the equation, it is part of simplifying complex fractions.
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(y - 6)(4 + (8 / (y - 6)))
= 4(y - 6) + (8(y - 6) / (y - 6))
= 4y - 24 + 8
= 4y - 16
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