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-8x+128=-42y
Subtract 42y from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
-8x=-42y-128
Subtract 128 from both sides.
\frac{-8x}{-8}=\frac{-42y-128}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=\frac{-42y-128}{-8}
Dividing by -8 undoes the multiplication by -8.
x=\frac{21y}{4}+16
Divide -42y-128 by -8.
42y+128=8x
Add 8x to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
42y=8x-128
Subtract 128 from both sides.
\frac{42y}{42}=\frac{8x-128}{42}
Divide both sides by 42.
y=\frac{8x-128}{42}
Dividing by 42 undoes the multiplication by 42.
y=\frac{4x-64}{21}
Divide -128+8x by 42.