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-7x+8=7+2x-2
Combine 2x and -9x to get -7x.
-7x+8=5+2x
Subtract 2 from 7 to get 5.
-7x+8-2x=5
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-9x+8=5
Combine -7x and -2x to get -9x.
-9x=5-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-9x=-3
Subtract 8 from 5 to get -3.
x=\frac{-3}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{-9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.