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2x-\frac{1}{3}=-\frac{x}{5}
Add 3 and 2 to get 5.
2x-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{x}{5}=0
Add \frac{x}{5} to both sides.
\frac{11}{5}x-\frac{1}{3}=0
Combine 2x and \frac{x}{5} to get \frac{11}{5}x.
\frac{11}{5}x=\frac{1}{3}
Add \frac{1}{3} to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
x=\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{5}{11}
Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{11}, the reciprocal of \frac{11}{5}.
x=\frac{1\times 5}{3\times 11}
Multiply \frac{1}{3} times \frac{5}{11} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{5}{33}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 5}{3\times 11}.