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54x+26-195x=8.6
Use the distributive property to multiply 65 by 0.4-3x.
-141x+26=8.6
Combine 54x and -195x to get -141x.
-141x=8.6-26
Subtract 26 from both sides.
-141x=-17.4
Subtract 26 from 8.6 to get -17.4.
x=\frac{-17.4}{-141}
Divide both sides by -141.
x=\frac{-174}{-1410}
Expand \frac{-17.4}{-141} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{29}{235}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-174}{-1410} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -6.