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2x+1.8-5x=0
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-3x+1.8=0
Combine 2x and -5x to get -3x.
-3x=-1.8
Subtract 1.8 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-1.8}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{-18}{-30}
Expand \frac{-1.8}{-3} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{-30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -6.