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-2x+4.5-3x=-7
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-5x+4.5=-7
Combine -2x and -3x to get -5x.
-5x=-7-4.5
Subtract 4.5 from both sides.
-5x=-11.5
Subtract 4.5 from -7 to get -11.5.
x=\frac{-11.5}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{-115}{-50}
Expand \frac{-11.5}{-5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{23}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-115}{-50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.