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3-7x-9x=-5
Subtract 9x from both sides.
3-16x=-5
Combine -7x and -9x to get -16x.
-16x=-5-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-16x=-8
Subtract 3 from -5 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-16}
Divide both sides by -16.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -8.