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x-\frac{3}{5}-5x=-1
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-4x-\frac{3}{5}=-1
Combine x and -5x to get -4x.
-4x=-1+\frac{3}{5}
Add \frac{3}{5} to both sides.
-4x=-\frac{5}{5}+\frac{3}{5}
Convert -1 to fraction -\frac{5}{5}.
-4x=\frac{-5+3}{5}
Since -\frac{5}{5} and \frac{3}{5} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
-4x=-\frac{2}{5}
Add -5 and 3 to get -2.
x=\frac{-\frac{2}{5}}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{-2}{5\left(-4\right)}
Express \frac{-\frac{2}{5}}{-4} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{-2}{-20}
Multiply 5 and -4 to get -20.
x=\frac{1}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.