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45x+540-60x=488
Use the distributive property to multiply 60 by 9-x.
-15x+540=488
Combine 45x and -60x to get -15x.
-15x=488-540
Subtract 540 from both sides.
-15x=-52
Subtract 540 from 488 to get -52.
x=\frac{-52}{-15}
Divide both sides by -15.
x=\frac{52}{15}
Fraction \frac{-52}{-15} can be simplified to \frac{52}{15} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.