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-9x+8=5x-13+14
Combine -5x and -4x to get -9x.
-9x+8=5x+1
Add -13 and 14 to get 1.
-9x+8-5x=1
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-14x+8=1
Combine -9x and -5x to get -14x.
-14x=1-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-14x=-7
Subtract 8 from 1 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{-14}
Divide both sides by -14.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-7}{-14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -7.