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2x+9-17x=-5
Subtract 17x from both sides.
-15x+9=-5
Combine 2x and -17x to get -15x.
-15x=-5-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-15x=-14
Subtract 9 from -5 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{-15}
Divide both sides by -15.
x=\frac{14}{15}
Fraction \frac{-14}{-15} can be simplified to \frac{14}{15} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.