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13x+4.5-2x=-1
Subtract 2x from both sides.
11x+4.5=-1
Combine 13x and -2x to get 11x.
11x=-1-4.5
Subtract 4.5 from both sides.
11x=-5.5
Subtract 4.5 from -1 to get -5.5.
x=\frac{-5.5}{11}
Divide both sides by 11.
x=\frac{-55}{110}
Expand \frac{-5.5}{11} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-55}{110} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 55.