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9-5x=8
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-5x=8-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-5x=-1
Subtract 9 from 8 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{1}{5}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{1}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.