Solve the equation - 5y-9 = - (y-1)

A: - 1/2

B: - 2, 1/2

C: - 2

D: - 2/5

To actually solve this, we can start by using the distributive property to get - 5y-9=-y+1. Adding y and 9 to both sides to separate the variable, we get - 4y=10. Next, we can divide both sides by - 4 to separate the y and get y=-10/4, and since 4/4=1 and 8/4 = 2 we can separate it into - 2-1/2=-2.5