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y-5=2y-5
Subtract 2 from -3 to get -5.
y-5-2y=-5
Subtract 2y from both sides.
-y-5=-5
Combine y and -2y to get -y.
-y=-5+5
Add 5 to both sides.
-y=0
Add -5 and 5 to get 0.
y=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -1 is not equal to 0, y must be equal to 0.