Answered! In C programming language; What is the value of x after executing the following lines of code?…

In C programming language;

What is the value of x after executing the following lines of code? (I don’t understand how to get the answer)

int x=2,y;

y= x++;

x * = — y;

answer: 3

How did they manage to get the answer of 3? What are the step by step equations to get the answer?