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7.5x=900-20y
Subtract 20y from both sides.
\frac{7.5x}{7.5}=\frac{900-20y}{7.5}
Divide both sides of the equation by 7.5, which is the same as multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the fraction.
x=\frac{900-20y}{7.5}
Dividing by 7.5 undoes the multiplication by 7.5.
x=-\frac{8y}{3}+120
Divide 900-20y by 7.5 by multiplying 900-20y by the reciprocal of 7.5.
20y=900-7.5x
Subtract 7.5x from both sides.
20y=-\frac{15x}{2}+900
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{20y}{20}=\frac{-\frac{15x}{2}+900}{20}
Divide both sides by 20.
y=\frac{-\frac{15x}{2}+900}{20}
Dividing by 20 undoes the multiplication by 20.
y=-\frac{3x}{8}+45
Divide 900-\frac{15x}{2} by 20.