How to indent second line of an item enumerate

Question

Here's my code:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item Solve the equation \\
    \hspace*{24cm} $x^2 = y$
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

I want it such that there's a blank space/indent so that the equation starts further right than the instructions. I've tried \indent, \paragraph, and \hspace* as you can see and none of it seems to work. I know I could get this to work by starting a new level of enumerate, but I was just wondering if there was another way, since I have to do this many times in the document.

Answer 1

Something like this (although I would not use it personally this way)? Using \hfill to 'push' the equation to the right margin.

(I assume that the original \hspace*{24cm} was meant to shift the equation to the right margin)

However, this might look awkward for a bunch of several equations.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
    \item Solve the equation 

    \hfill $x^2 = y$
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

Answer 2

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item Solve the equation \\
              \makebox[\linewidth]{$x^2 = y$} % centred equation
    \end{enumerate}
\end{document}