1. **State the problem:** Solve the equation $$\frac{2x - 1}{2} - \left[ \frac{5 - 4x}{4} - \left( \frac{9}{4} - \frac{4x - 9}{6} \right) \right] = 0$$ for $x$.
2. **Rewrite the equation by removing the inner parentheses:**
$$\frac{2x - 1}{2} - \left[ \frac{5 - 4x}{4} - \frac{9}{4} + \frac{4x - 9}{6} \right] = 0$$
3. **Simplify inside the brackets:**
Combine the terms inside the brackets:
$$\frac{5 - 4x}{4} - \frac{9}{4} + \frac{4x - 9}{6}$$
4. **Find a common denominator for the terms inside the brackets:**
The denominators are 4, 4, and 6. The least common denominator (LCD) is 12.
Rewrite each term with denominator 12:
$$\frac{5 - 4x}{4} = \frac{3(5 - 4x)}{12} = \frac{15 - 12x}{12}$$
$$\frac{9}{4} = \frac{3 \times 9}{12} = \frac{27}{12}$$
$$\frac{4x - 9}{6} = \frac{2(4x - 9)}{12} = \frac{8x - 18}{12}$$
5. **Combine the terms inside the brackets:**
$$\frac{15 - 12x}{12} - \frac{27}{12} + \frac{8x - 18}{12} = \frac{15 - 12x - 27 + 8x - 18}{12} = \frac{(15 - 27 - 18) + (-12x + 8x)}{12} = \frac{-30 - 4x}{12}$$
6. **Rewrite the original equation:**
$$\frac{2x - 1}{2} - \frac{-30 - 4x}{12} = 0$$
7. **Simplify the subtraction:**
Subtracting a negative is adding:
$$\frac{2x - 1}{2} + \frac{30 + 4x}{12} = 0$$
8. **Find a common denominator to combine the left side:**
Denominators are 2 and 12, LCD is 12.
Rewrite:
$$\frac{6(2x - 1)}{12} + \frac{30 + 4x}{12} = \frac{12x - 6 + 30 + 4x}{12} = \frac{16x + 24}{12} = 0$$
9. **Multiply both sides by 12 to clear the denominator:**
$$\cancel{12} \times \frac{16x + 24}{\cancel{12}} = 0 \times 12$$
$$16x + 24 = 0$$
10. **Solve for $x$:**
$$16x = -24$$
$$x = \frac{-24}{16}$$
11. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$x = \frac{\cancel{-24}^{-3} \times 8}{\cancel{16}^{8} \times 2} = \frac{-3}{2}$$
**Final answer:**
$$\boxed{x = -\frac{3}{2}}$$
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