Solve for x -3x=9

$- 3 x = 9$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 3 x = 9$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{9}{- 3}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{9}{- 3}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{9}{- 3}$

$x = \frac{9}{- 3}$

$x = \frac{9}{- 3}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $9$ by $- 3$ .

$x = - 3$

$x = - 3$

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