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-9x=16-5y
Subtract 5y from both sides.
\frac{-9x}{-9}=\frac{16-5y}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{16-5y}{-9}
Dividing by -9 undoes the multiplication by -9.
x=\frac{5y-16}{9}
Divide 16-5y by -9.
5y=16+9x
Add 9x to both sides.
5y=9x+16
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{5y}{5}=\frac{9x+16}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
y=\frac{9x+16}{5}
Dividing by 5 undoes the multiplication by 5.