Solve the equation.

two fifths
xplusone fifth
equalsminusnine fifths
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To solve the equation:

\[ \frac{2}{5}x + \frac{1}{5} = -\frac{9}{5} \]

we will follow these steps:

  1. Isolate the term with \(x\).

    Subtract \(\frac{1}{5}\) from both sides:

    \[ \frac{2}{5}x = -\frac{9}{5} - \frac{1}{5} \]

    Combine the fractions on the right side:

    \[ -\frac{9}{5} - \frac{1}{5} = -\frac{10}{5} = -2 \]

    So we have:

    \[ \frac{2}{5}x = -2 \]

  2. Solve for \(x\).

    Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of \(\frac{2}{5}\), which is \(\frac{5}{2}\):

    \[ x = -2 \times \frac{5}{2} \]

    Simplifying this gives:

    \[ x = -5 \]

Thus, the solution is:

\[ \boxed{-5} \]