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2x+x=9\left(x-1\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x-1, the least common multiple of x-1,1-x.
3x=9\left(x-1\right)
Combine 2x and x to get 3x.
3x=9x-9
Use the distributive property to multiply 9 by x-1.
3x-9x=-9
Subtract 9x from both sides.
-6x=-9
Combine 3x and -9x to get -6x.
x=\frac{-9}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-9}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.