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9x=4-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
9x=-1
Subtract 5 from 4 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{9}
Divide both sides by 9.
x=-\frac{1}{9}
Fraction \frac{-1}{9} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{9} by extracting the negative sign.