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2x+1-7x=-8
Subtract 7x from both sides.
-5x+1=-8
Combine 2x and -7x to get -5x.
-5x=-8-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-5x=-9
Subtract 1 from -8 to get -9.
x=\frac{-9}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{9}{5}
Fraction \frac{-9}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{9}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.