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5-z=9z
Variable z cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by z.
5-z-9z=0
Subtract 9z from both sides.
5-10z=0
Combine -z and -9z to get -10z.
-10z=-5
Subtract 5 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
z=\frac{-5}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
z=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-5}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.