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-5x=2y-1-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-5x=2y-9
Subtract 8 from -1 to get -9.
\frac{-5x}{-5}=\frac{2y-9}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{2y-9}{-5}
Dividing by -5 undoes the multiplication by -5.
x=\frac{9-2y}{5}
Divide 2y-9 by -5.
2y-1=8-5x
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
2y=8-5x+1
Add 1 to both sides.
2y=9-5x
Add 8 and 1 to get 9.
\frac{2y}{2}=\frac{9-5x}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
y=\frac{9-5x}{2}
Dividing by 2 undoes the multiplication by 2.