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\frac{17}{4}x-\frac{1}{9}-6x=0
Subtract 6x from both sides.
-\frac{7}{4}x-\frac{1}{9}=0
Combine \frac{17}{4}x and -6x to get -\frac{7}{4}x.
-\frac{7}{4}x=\frac{1}{9}
Add \frac{1}{9} to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
x=\frac{1}{9}\left(-\frac{4}{7}\right)
Multiply both sides by -\frac{4}{7}, the reciprocal of -\frac{7}{4}.
x=\frac{1\left(-4\right)}{9\times 7}
Multiply \frac{1}{9} times -\frac{4}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{-4}{63}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-4\right)}{9\times 7}.
x=-\frac{4}{63}
Fraction \frac{-4}{63} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{63} by extracting the negative sign.