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\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{10}{50}\times 2+\frac{10}{50}\times 4=0
Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{1}{5}\times 2+\frac{10}{50}\times 4=0
Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{2}{5}+\frac{10}{50}\times 4=0
Multiply \frac{1}{5} and 2 to get \frac{2}{5}.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{2}{5}+\frac{1}{5}\times 4=0
Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{2}{5}+\frac{4}{5}=0
Multiply \frac{1}{5} and 4 to get \frac{4}{5}.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{2+4}{5}=0
Since \frac{2}{5} and \frac{4}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{6}{5}=0
Add 2 and 4 to get 6.
\frac{3}{5}x=-\frac{6}{5}
Subtract \frac{6}{5} from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=-\frac{6}{5}\times \frac{5}{3}
Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{5}.
x=\frac{-6\times 5}{5\times 3}
Multiply -\frac{6}{5} times \frac{5}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{-6}{3}
Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.
x=-2
Divide -6 by 3 to get -2.