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5x-9-x=-7
Subtract x from both sides.
4x-9=-7
Combine 5x and -x to get 4x.
4x=-7+9
Add 9 to both sides.
4x=2
Add -7 and 9 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.