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\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{3}{4}x+\frac{4}{5}\times 3=4-\frac{2}{5}x
Use the distributive property to multiply \frac{4}{5} by \frac{3}{4}x+3.
\frac{4\times 3}{5\times 4}x+\frac{4}{5}\times 3=4-\frac{2}{5}x
Multiply \frac{4}{5} times \frac{3}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{4}{5}\times 3=4-\frac{2}{5}x
Cancel out 4 in both numerator and denominator.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{4\times 3}{5}=4-\frac{2}{5}x
Express \frac{4}{5}\times 3 as a single fraction.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{12}{5}=4-\frac{2}{5}x
Multiply 4 and 3 to get 12.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{12}{5}+\frac{2}{5}x=4
Add \frac{2}{5}x to both sides.
x+\frac{12}{5}=4
Combine \frac{3}{5}x and \frac{2}{5}x to get x.
x=4-\frac{12}{5}
Subtract \frac{12}{5} from both sides.
x=\frac{20}{5}-\frac{12}{5}
Convert 4 to fraction \frac{20}{5}.
x=\frac{20-12}{5}
Since \frac{20}{5} and \frac{12}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
x=\frac{8}{5}
Subtract 12 from 20 to get 8.