Answer:
[tex]x=-3[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
[tex]4\frac{3}{10}-(2\frac{2}{5}x+5\frac{1}{2})=\frac{1}{2}(-3\frac{3}{5}x+1\frac{1}{5})[/tex]
Distribute to remove parentheses:
[tex]4\frac{3}{10}-2\frac{2}{5}x-5\frac{1}{2}=-\frac{18}{10}x+\frac{6}{10}[/tex]
For simplification and clarity, reduce all mixed numbers to simplified common fractions:
[tex]\frac{43}{10}-\frac{12}{5}x-\frac{11}{2}=-\frac{9}{5}x+\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
Combine like terms:
[tex]-\frac{12}{5}x-\frac{6}{5}=-\frac{9}{5}x+\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
Add 6/5 to both sides, then add 9/5x to both sides:
[tex]-\frac{3}{5}x=\frac{9}{5}[/tex]
Divide both sides by -3/5 to isolate x (recall dividing by a number is equal to multiplying by its reciprocal):
[tex]x=\frac{9}{5}\cdot -\frac{5}{3}, \\x=\frac{-9}{3},\\x=\boxed{-3}[/tex]
