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