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25x=-5y
Subtract 5y from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
\frac{25x}{25}=-\frac{5y}{25}
Divide both sides by 25.
x=-\frac{5y}{25}
Dividing by 25 undoes the multiplication by 25.
x=-\frac{y}{5}
Divide -5y by 25.
5y=-25x
Subtract 25x from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
\frac{5y}{5}=-\frac{25x}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
y=-\frac{25x}{5}
Dividing by 5 undoes the multiplication by 5.
y=-5x
Divide -25x by 5.