Решим уравнение:
$$ x - \frac{5}{9}x = \frac{8}{9} $$ $$ \frac{9}{9}x - \frac{5}{9}x = \frac{8}{9} $$ $$ \frac{4}{9}x = \frac{8}{9} $$ $$ x = \frac{8}{9} : \frac{4}{9} $$ $$ x = \frac{8}{9} \cdot \frac{9}{4} $$ $$ x = \frac{8 \cdot 9}{9 \cdot 4} $$ $$ x = \frac{8}{4} $$ $$ x = 2 $$
Ответ: 2