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3x+9=-2y
Subtract 2y from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
3x=-2y-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
\frac{3x}{3}=\frac{-2y-9}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=\frac{-2y-9}{3}
Dividing by 3 undoes the multiplication by 3.
x=-\frac{2y}{3}-3
Divide -2y-9 by 3.
2y+9=-3x
Subtract 3x from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
2y=-3x-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
\frac{2y}{2}=\frac{-3x-9}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
y=\frac{-3x-9}{2}
Dividing by 2 undoes the multiplication by 2.