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x+70=9x
Multiply 7 and 10 to get 70.
x+70-9x=0
Subtract 9x from both sides.
-8x+70=0
Combine x and -9x to get -8x.
-8x=-70
Subtract 70 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-70}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=\frac{35}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-70}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.