Finite Math Examples

$- 8 x - 4 = 9 x + 5$

Step 1

Move all terms containing $x$ to the left side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $9 x$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 8 x - 4 - 9 x = 5$

Step 1.2

Subtract $9 x$ from $- 8 x$ .

$- 17 x - 4 = 5$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Add $4$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 17 x = 5 + 4$

Step 2.2

Add $5$ and $4$ .

$- 17 x = 9$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- 17 x = 9$ by $- 17$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $- 17 x = 9$ by $- 17$ .

$\frac{- 17 x}{- 17} = \frac{9}{- 17}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 17$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 17 x}{- 17} = \frac{9}{- 17}$

Step 3.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{9}{- 17}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{9}{17}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = - \frac{9}{17}$

Decimal Form:

$x = - 0.52941176 \dots$