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-2x=3.8-7.2
Subtract 7.2 from both sides.
-2x=-3.4
Subtract 7.2 from 3.8 to get -3.4.
x=\frac{-3.4}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=\frac{-34}{-20}
Expand \frac{-3.4}{-2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{17}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-34}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.