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5-9x=-1
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-9x=-1-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-9x=-6
Subtract 5 from -1 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{2}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{-9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.