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18-\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{3}{5}
Multiply 3.6 and 5 to get 18.
-\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{3}{5}-18
Subtract 18 from both sides.
-\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{3}{5}-\frac{90}{5}
Convert 18 to fraction \frac{90}{5}.
-\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{3-90}{5}
Since \frac{3}{5} and \frac{90}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-\frac{3}{4}x=-\frac{87}{5}
Subtract 90 from 3 to get -87.
x=-\frac{87}{5}\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)
Multiply both sides by -\frac{4}{3}, the reciprocal of -\frac{3}{4}.
x=\frac{-87\left(-4\right)}{5\times 3}
Multiply -\frac{87}{5} times -\frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{348}{15}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-87\left(-4\right)}{5\times 3}.
x=\frac{116}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{348}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.