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\frac{2}{3}x=\frac{3}{5}-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
\frac{2}{3}x=\frac{3}{5}-\frac{5}{5}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.
\frac{2}{3}x=\frac{3-5}{5}
Since \frac{3}{5} and \frac{5}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{2}{3}x=-\frac{2}{5}
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
x=-\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{3}{2}
Multiply both sides by \frac{3}{2}, the reciprocal of \frac{2}{3}.
x=\frac{-2\times 3}{5\times 2}
Multiply -\frac{2}{5} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{-6}{10}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-2\times 3}{5\times 2}.
x=-\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.