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28x+17.6-44x=16.8
Use the distributive property to multiply 44 by 0.4-x.
-16x+17.6=16.8
Combine 28x and -44x to get -16x.
-16x=16.8-17.6
Subtract 17.6 from both sides.
-16x=-0.8
Subtract 17.6 from 16.8 to get -0.8.
x=\frac{-0.8}{-16}
Divide both sides by -16.
x=\frac{-8}{-160}
Expand \frac{-0.8}{-16} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{1}{20}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-160} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -8.