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-5x=5.8-28.4
Subtract 28.4 from both sides.
-5x=-22.6
Subtract 28.4 from 5.8 to get -22.6.
x=\frac{-22.6}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{-226}{-50}
Expand \frac{-22.6}{-5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{113}{25}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-226}{-50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.