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3x-9+8-8x=-8
Use the distributive property to multiply 8 by 1-x.
3x-1-8x=-8
Add -9 and 8 to get -1.
-5x-1=-8
Combine 3x and -8x to get -5x.
-5x=-8+1
Add 1 to both sides.
-5x=-7
Add -8 and 1 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{7}{5}
Fraction \frac{-7}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{7}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.