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-5x-5=7+4x-9
Combine -8x and 3x to get -5x.
-5x-5=-2+4x
Subtract 9 from 7 to get -2.
-5x-5-4x=-2
Subtract 4x from both sides.
-9x-5=-2
Combine -5x and -4x to get -9x.
-9x=-2+5
Add 5 to both sides.
-9x=3
Add -2 and 5 to get 3.
x=\frac{3}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=-\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{-9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.