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\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{1}{2}\times 3-\frac{1}{2}\left(-2\right)x=1
Use the distributive property to multiply -\frac{1}{2} by 3-2x.
\frac{1}{5}x+\frac{-3}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\left(-2\right)x=1
Express -\frac{1}{2}\times 3 as a single fraction.
\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{3}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\left(-2\right)x=1
Fraction \frac{-3}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{2} by extracting the negative sign.
\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{3}{2}+\frac{-\left(-2\right)}{2}x=1
Express -\frac{1}{2}\left(-2\right) as a single fraction.
\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{3}{2}+\frac{2}{2}x=1
Multiply -1 and -2 to get 2.
\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{3}{2}+1x=1
Divide 2 by 2 to get 1.
\frac{6}{5}x-\frac{3}{2}=1
Combine \frac{1}{5}x and 1x to get \frac{6}{5}x.
\frac{6}{5}x=1+\frac{3}{2}
Add \frac{3}{2} to both sides.
\frac{6}{5}x=\frac{2}{2}+\frac{3}{2}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{2}{2}.
\frac{6}{5}x=\frac{2+3}{2}
Since \frac{2}{2} and \frac{3}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
\frac{6}{5}x=\frac{5}{2}
Add 2 and 3 to get 5.
x=\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{5}{6}
Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{6}, the reciprocal of \frac{6}{5}.
x=\frac{5\times 5}{2\times 6}
Multiply \frac{5}{2} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{25}{12}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 5}{2\times 6}.