Step 1 :Consider the following linear inequality: \(7y - 5 \geq 8 + 9y\).
Step 2 :Subtract 9y from both sides of the inequality: \(-2y - 5 \geq 8\).
Step 3 :Add 5 to both sides of the inequality: \(-2y \geq 13\).
Step 4 :Divide both sides by -2 to solve for y, remembering to flip the inequality sign because we are dividing by a negative number: \(y \leq -\frac{13}{2}\).
Step 5 :The solution to the inequality is \(y \leq -\frac{13}{2}\). This means that any value of y that is less than or equal to -\frac{13}{2} will satisfy the inequality.
Step 6 :The solution to the inequality in interval notation is \(\boxed{(-\infty, -\frac{13}{2}]}\).