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y-5=4x+16
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x+4.
4x+16=y-5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
4x=y-5-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
4x=y-21
Subtract 16 from -5 to get -21.
\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{y-21}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=\frac{y-21}{4}
Dividing by 4 undoes the multiplication by 4.
y-5=4x+16
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x+4.
y=4x+16+5
Add 5 to both sides.
y=4x+21
Add 16 and 5 to get 21.