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This question is about the Multiplication Property of Equality.
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document.write( "So it's the same as\r\n" );
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document.write( "And then the -9 in the the numerator cancels with the -9\r\n" );
document.write( "in the denominator, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "And then we only have\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is just x\r\n" );
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