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7x+9-9x>-8
Subtract 9x from both sides.
-2x+9>-8
Combine 7x and -9x to get -2x.
-2x>-8-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-2x>-17
Subtract 9 from -8 to get -17.
x<\frac{-17}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2. Since -2 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<\frac{17}{2}
Fraction \frac{-17}{-2} can be simplified to \frac{17}{2} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.