If you are asked to translate a figure 3 units to the left and 6 units up how many units should you add to each y-coordinate?
To translate a figure 3 units to the left, you need to subtract 3 from each x-coordinate.
To translate a figure 6 units up, you need to add 6 to each y-coordinate.
Therefore, to accomplish these translations, you would add 6 units to each y-coordinate.