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-2x=-2.6-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2x=-7.6
Subtract 5 from -2.6 to get -7.6.
x=\frac{-7.6}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=\frac{-76}{-20}
Expand \frac{-7.6}{-2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{19}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-76}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.