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-3x-4y=-5
Subtract 5 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
-3x=-5+4y
Add 4y to both sides.
-3x=4y-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{-3x}{-3}=\frac{4y-5}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{4y-5}{-3}
Dividing by -3 undoes the multiplication by -3.
x=\frac{5-4y}{3}
Divide -5+4y by -3.
-3x-4y=-5
Subtract 5 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
-4y=-5+3x
Add 3x to both sides.
-4y=3x-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{-4y}{-4}=\frac{3x-5}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
y=\frac{3x-5}{-4}
Dividing by -4 undoes the multiplication by -4.
y=\frac{5-3x}{4}
Divide -5+3x by -4.