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17-5y-8y>-9
Subtract 8y from both sides.
17-13y>-9
Combine -5y and -8y to get -13y.
-13y>-9-17
Subtract 17 from both sides.
-13y>-26
Subtract 17 from -9 to get -26.
y<\frac{-26}{-13}
Divide both sides by -13. Since -13 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
y<2
Divide -26 by -13 to get 2.