SOLUTION: -2x/3 + 1 = 5/9

Question 779028: -2x/3 + 1 = 5/9
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3(-2x/3) + 3(1) = 3(5/9)
-2x +3 =5/3
-2x = -3 + 5/3
-2x = -9/3 + 5/3
-2x = -4/3
x = (-4/3) / -2
x = 2/3
check
(-2(2/3)/3) + 1 = 5/9
-4/9 + 1 = 5=9
5/9 = 5/9

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