$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x}{9}+\frac{1}{3} &= \frac{5}{18}&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 18 }. \\[1 em]18 \cdot \frac{x}{9}+18\cdot\frac{1}{3} &= 18\cdot\frac{5}{18}&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]2x+6 &= 5&& \text{ move 6 to the right } \\[1 em]2x &= 5-6&& \\[1 em]2x &= -1&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{1}{2}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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