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-x=\frac{1}{2}-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-x=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{8}{2}
Convert 4 to fraction \frac{8}{2}.
-x=\frac{1-8}{2}
Since \frac{1}{2} and \frac{8}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-x=-\frac{7}{2}
Subtract 8 from 1 to get -7.
x=\frac{7}{2}
Multiply both sides by -1.