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7x+5-x=-9
Subtract x from both sides.
6x+5=-9
Combine 7x and -x to get 6x.
6x=-9-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
6x=-14
Subtract 5 from -9 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{6}
Divide both sides by 6.
x=-\frac{7}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-14}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.