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-x+5-5x=-4
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-x-5x=-4-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-x-5x=-9
Subtract 5 from -4 to get -9.
-6x=-9
Combine -x and -5x 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.