2-3/4x=1/8x+9 with the work shown
2 - ³/₄x = ¹/₈x + 9 - ¹/₈x - ¹/₈x 2 - ⁷/₈x = 9 - 2 - 2(-1¹/₇)⁻⁷/₈x = 7(-1¹/₇) x = -8