Answer:
x= 8/5 - 4/5y
Step-by-step explanation:
To get x independent we need to get everything else on the side x is on to the other side. We can start by adding 4y to the other side. We add because its negative and negative and positive cancel each other out.
-5x-4y=-8
add 4y
-5x= - 8 + 4y
Then to get the negative 5 to the other side we divide it to cancel it because it is multiplying right now.
-5x= - 8 + 4y
divide -5
x= - 8/-5 +4/-5y
in the fraction -8/-5 the negatives cancel out to get 8/5 and for 4/-5y we can more the negative to get us our final answer which is x=8/5-4/5y
