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-7x-18=-9x-8x+36
Combine -3x and -4x to get -7x.
-7x-18=-17x+36
Combine -9x and -8x to get -17x.
-7x-18+17x=36
Add 17x to both sides.
10x-18=36
Combine -7x and 17x to get 10x.
10x=36+18
Add 18 to both sides.
10x=54
Add 36 and 18 to get 54.
x=\frac{54}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=\frac{27}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{54}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.