solve ax - 5 = b for a

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a times a number - 5 = b so, add 5 to both sides

ax-5 = b
+5 +5 so now you have ax = b+5
divide both by x and you get a so ...
a=(b+5)/x
|y|=9
|y|=9
9 -9
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