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7-4y=5
Multiply 7 and 1 to get 7.
-4y=5-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-4y=-2
Subtract 7 from 5 to get -2.
y=\frac{-2}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
y=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.