Question 827087
You mean this:


{{{0.3x-2=1.5x-0.4}}}
{{{-1.2x=1.6}}}--- combined possible two steps; Additive Inverse of {{{0.3x}}}, and of {{{-0.4}}}
{{{x=1.6/-1.2}}}--- Multiplicative Inverse of {{{-1.2}}}
{{{x=-4/3}}}---- simplification or computation

You were missing factor of {{{x}}} in the first line step or the given equation.



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