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0.4x-0.5x=1500
Subtract 0.5x from both sides.
-0.1x=1500
Combine 0.4x and -0.5x to get -0.1x.
x=\frac{1500}{-0.1}
Divide both sides by -0.1.
x=\frac{15000}{-1}
Expand \frac{1500}{-0.1} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=-15000
Fraction \frac{15000}{-1} can be rewritten as -15000 by extracting the negative sign.