Solve 2x+3=1/2

$$2 x + 3 = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = -\frac{5}{4} = -1\frac{1}{4} = -1.25$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Subtract 3 from both sides.

$$2x=\frac{1}{2}-3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{6}{2}.

$$2x=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{6}{2}$$

Since \frac{1}{2} and \frac{6}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$2x=\frac{1-6}{2}$$

Subtract 6 from 1 to get -5.

$$2x=-\frac{5}{2}$$

Divide both sides by 2.

$$x=\frac{-\frac{5}{2}}{2}$$

Express \frac{-\frac{5}{2}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{-5}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

$$x=\frac{-5}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-5}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$x=-\frac{5}{4}$$