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x+\left(5-x\right)\times 1.5=6
Subtract 1 from 6 to get 5.
x+7.5-1.5x=6
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-x by 1.5.
-0.5x+7.5=6
Combine x and -1.5x to get -0.5x.
-0.5x=6-7.5
Subtract 7.5 from both sides.
-0.5x=-1.5
Subtract 7.5 from 6 to get -1.5.
x=\frac{-1.5}{-0.5}
Divide both sides by -0.5.
x=\frac{-15}{-5}
Expand \frac{-1.5}{-0.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=3
Divide -15 by -5 to get 3.