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-5x=17-y
Subtract y from both sides.
\frac{-5x}{-5}=\frac{17-y}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{17-y}{-5}
Dividing by -5 undoes the multiplication by -5.
x=\frac{y-17}{5}
Divide 17-y by -5.
y=17+5x
Add 5x to both sides.