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-\frac{5}{16}x+5=y
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-\frac{5}{16}x=y-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
\frac{-\frac{5}{16}x}{-\frac{5}{16}}=\frac{y-5}{-\frac{5}{16}}
Divide both sides of the equation by -\frac{5}{16}, which is the same as multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the fraction.
x=\frac{y-5}{-\frac{5}{16}}
Dividing by -\frac{5}{16} undoes the multiplication by -\frac{5}{16}.
x=-\frac{16y}{5}+16
Divide y-5 by -\frac{5}{16} by multiplying y-5 by the reciprocal of -\frac{5}{16}.