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y+4=\frac{1}{4}x-\frac{1}{4}
Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{1}{4} by x-1.
\frac{1}{4}x-\frac{1}{4}=y+4
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\frac{1}{4}x=y+4+\frac{1}{4}
Add \frac{1}{4} to both sides.
\frac{1}{4}x=y+\frac{17}{4}
Add 4 and \frac{1}{4} to get \frac{17}{4}.
\frac{\frac{1}{4}x}{\frac{1}{4}}=\frac{y+\frac{17}{4}}{\frac{1}{4}}
Multiply both sides by 4.
x=\frac{y+\frac{17}{4}}{\frac{1}{4}}
Dividing by \frac{1}{4} undoes the multiplication by \frac{1}{4}.
x=4y+17
Divide y+\frac{17}{4} by \frac{1}{4} by multiplying y+\frac{17}{4} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{4}.