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3x+5-0.5x=-7
Subtract 0.5x from both sides.
2.5x+5=-7
Combine 3x and -0.5x to get 2.5x.
2.5x=-7-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
2.5x=-12
Subtract 5 from -7 to get -12.
x=\frac{-12}{2.5}
Divide both sides by 2.5.
x=\frac{-120}{25}
Expand \frac{-12}{2.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=-\frac{24}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-120}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.