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3x+5-8x=9
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-5x+5=9
Combine 3x and -8x to get -5x.
-5x=9-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-5x=4
Subtract 5 from 9 to get 4.
x=\frac{4}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-\frac{4}{5}
Fraction \frac{4}{-5} can be rewritten as -\frac{4}{5} by extracting the negative sign.