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-5y-7-2y=11
Subtract 2y from both sides.
-7y-7=11
Combine -5y and -2y to get -7y.
-7y=11+7
Add 7 to both sides.
-7y=18
Add 11 and 7 to get 18.
y=\frac{18}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
y=-\frac{18}{7}
Fraction \frac{18}{-7} can be rewritten as -\frac{18}{7} by extracting the negative sign.