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12.5+0.15x-0.25x=14.75
Subtract 0.25x from both sides.
12.5-0.1x=14.75
Combine 0.15x and -0.25x to get -0.1x.
-0.1x=14.75-12.5
Subtract 12.5 from both sides.
-0.1x=2.25
Subtract 12.5 from 14.75 to get 2.25.
x=\frac{2.25}{-0.1}
Divide both sides by -0.1.
x=\frac{225}{-10}
Expand \frac{2.25}{-0.1} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=-\frac{45}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{225}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.