To solve the equation \( \frac{2}{3}x + 0.5 = -x \), we will follow these steps:
Get all terms involving \( x \) on one side of the equation.
\[ \frac{2}{3}x + x + 0.5 = 0 \]
We can rewrite \( x \) as \( \frac{3}{3}x \):
\[ \frac{2}{3}x + \frac{3}{3}x + 0.5 = 0 \]
Combine the \( x \) terms:
\[ \frac{5}{3}x + 0.5 = 0 \]
Subtract \( 0.5 \) from both sides:
\[ \frac{5}{3}x = -0.5 \]
Multiply both sides by \( 3 \) to eliminate the fraction:
\[ 5x = -0.5 \times 3 \] \[ 5x = -1.5 \]
Divide both sides by \( 5 \):
\[ x = \frac{-1.5}{5} \]
This simplifies to:
\[ x = -0.3 \]
So, the solution is \( x = -0.3 \).