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x+9+\left(x-5\right)\times 9=10
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values -9,5 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x-5\right)\left(x+9\right), the least common multiple of x-5,x+9,x^{2}+4x-45.
x+9+9x-45=10
Use the distributive property to multiply x-5 by 9.
10x+9-45=10
Combine x and 9x to get 10x.
10x-36=10
Subtract 45 from 9 to get -36.
10x=10+36
Add 36 to both sides.
10x=46
Add 10 and 36 to get 46.
x=\frac{46}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=\frac{23}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{46}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.