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-2x=10-14.5
Subtract 14.5 from both sides.
-2x=-4.5
Subtract 14.5 from 10 to get -4.5.
x=\frac{-4.5}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=\frac{-45}{-20}
Expand \frac{-4.5}{-2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{9}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-45}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.