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-5x=-18.8-2.3
Subtract 2.3 from both sides.
-5x=-21.1
Subtract 2.3 from -18.8 to get -21.1.
x=\frac{-21.1}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{-211}{-50}
Expand \frac{-21.1}{-5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{211}{50}
Fraction \frac{-211}{-50} can be simplified to \frac{211}{50} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.