Answer
$x = -9.42$
Work Step by Step
$1.3 + 0.5x = -3.41$
Isolate the variable $x$ by subtracting $1.3$ from both sides as shown below:
$1.3 + 0.5x - 1.3 = -3.41 - 1.3$
Simplify to get:
$0.5x = -4.71$
Next, divide through by the coefficient of $x$ as shown below:
$\frac{0.5}{0.5}x = \frac{-4.71}{0.5}$
Simplify to get:
$x = -9.42$
