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-\frac{5}{9}x+5=y
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-\frac{5}{9}x=y-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
\frac{-\frac{5}{9}x}{-\frac{5}{9}}=\frac{y-5}{-\frac{5}{9}}
Divide both sides of the equation by -\frac{5}{9}, which is the same as multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of the fraction.
x=\frac{y-5}{-\frac{5}{9}}
Dividing by -\frac{5}{9} undoes the multiplication by -\frac{5}{9}.
x=-\frac{9y}{5}+9
Divide y-5 by -\frac{5}{9} by multiplying y-5 by the reciprocal of -\frac{5}{9}.