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3-8x+8-9x=1
Add 1 and 2 to get 3.
11-8x-9x=1
Add 3 and 8 to get 11.
11-17x=1
Combine -8x and -9x to get -17x.
-17x=1-11
Subtract 11 from both sides.
-17x=-10
Subtract 11 from 1 to get -10.
x=\frac{-10}{-17}
Divide both sides by -17.
x=\frac{10}{17}
Fraction \frac{-10}{-17} can be simplified to \frac{10}{17} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.