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\frac{5}{6}x-\frac{1}{3}y=-3
Cancel out 6 on both sides.
\frac{5}{6}x=-3+\frac{1}{3}y
Add \frac{1}{3}y to both sides.
\frac{5}{6}x=\frac{y}{3}-3
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\frac{5}{6}x}{\frac{5}{6}}=\frac{\frac{y}{3}-3}{\frac{5}{6}}
Divide both sides of the equation by \frac{5}{6}, which is the same as multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the fraction.
x=\frac{\frac{y}{3}-3}{\frac{5}{6}}
Dividing by \frac{5}{6} undoes the multiplication by \frac{5}{6}.
x=\frac{2y-18}{5}
Divide -3+\frac{y}{3} by \frac{5}{6} by multiplying -3+\frac{y}{3} by the reciprocal of \frac{5}{6}.
\frac{5}{6}x-\frac{1}{3}y=-3
Cancel out 6 on both sides.
-\frac{1}{3}y=-3-\frac{5}{6}x
Subtract \frac{5}{6}x from both sides.
-\frac{1}{3}y=-\frac{5x}{6}-3
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{-\frac{1}{3}y}{-\frac{1}{3}}=\frac{-\frac{5x}{6}-3}{-\frac{1}{3}}
Multiply both sides by -3.
y=\frac{-\frac{5x}{6}-3}{-\frac{1}{3}}
Dividing by -\frac{1}{3} undoes the multiplication by -\frac{1}{3}.
y=\frac{5x}{2}+9
Divide -3-\frac{5x}{6} by -\frac{1}{3} by multiplying -3-\frac{5x}{6} by the reciprocal of -\frac{1}{3}.