Two and twenty five hundredths less than the quotient of x and two is equal to the sum of three and six tenths and quadruple of x.

what is the solution to the equation described.

To answer the question above, we translate the word problem into mathematical equation. The left side of the equation is,
                              x/2 - 2.25 = 3.6 + 4x
The value of x from the equation is -1.67. 

Answerthe simplified expression isexplanationthe given expression is,let us deal with the bracket first.the two negatives in the parenthesis will become positive.the expression now becomes,we now expand the parenthesis to get,we group like terms to obtain,this simplifies to,