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25-15y=13-7y
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 5-3y.
25-15y+7y=13
Add 7y to both sides.
25-8y=13
Combine -15y and 7y to get -8y.
-8y=13-25
Subtract 25 from both sides.
-8y=-12
Subtract 25 from 13 to get -12.
y=\frac{-12}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
y=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-12}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.