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5x+6-9x=-8
Subtract 9x from both sides.
-4x+6=-8
Combine 5x and -9x to get -4x.
-4x=-8-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
-4x=-14
Subtract 6 from -8 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{7}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-14}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.