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3x+5-9x=2
Subtract 9x from both sides.
-6x+5=2
Combine 3x and -9x to get -6x.
-6x=2-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-6x=-3
Subtract 5 from 2 to get -3.
x=\frac{-3}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.