Assuming you are solving for x
do the opposite of PEMDAS. Isolate the x. Because of equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other.
x/5 + 9 = 4
x/5 + 9 (-9) = 4 (-9)
x/5 = 4 - 9
x/5 = -5
x/5(5) = -5(5)
x = -5(5)
x = -25
-25 is your answer for x
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