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9-7x+3x=2.5
Add 3x to both sides.
9-4x=2.5
Combine -7x and 3x to get -4x.
-4x=2.5-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-4x=-6.5
Subtract 9 from 2.5 to get -6.5.
x=\frac{-6.5}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{-65}{-40}
Expand \frac{-6.5}{-4} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{13}{8}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-65}{-40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.