\documentclass[preview,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\begin{document}
$
\displaystyle
\begin{aligned}
-\frac{3x}{10} &= 6 \\
-\frac{3}{10}x &= 6\\
x &= \frac{6}{-\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= -\frac{\tfrac{6}{1}}{\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= - \frac{6}{1}\times \frac{10}{3} \\
&= -20
\end{aligned}
$
\end{document}
2 Answers
I don't think it's useful: the fraction line on the formula axis (midway of the = sign) is sufficient to tell the reader what's the main one.
Using \;
is perhaps exaggerated, try with \,
.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\newcommand{\Mfrac}[2]{% main fraction
\frac{\;#1\;}{\;#2\;}%
}
\begin{document}
\[
\begin{aligned}
-\frac{3x}{10} &= 6 \\
-\frac{3}{10}x &= 6\\
x &= \Mfrac{6}{-\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= -\Mfrac{\tfrac{6}{1}}{\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= - \Mfrac{6}{1}\times \Mfrac{10}{3} \\ % <-- is it good here?
&= -20
\end{aligned}
\]
\end{document}
Perhaps you can manually add some white space by, say, ~
, \,
or even \hspace
?
\[
\begin{aligned}
-\frac{3x}{10} &= 6 \\
-\frac{3}{10}x &= 6\\
x &= \frac{6}{-\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= -\frac{~\tfrac{6}{1}~}{\tfrac{3}{10}}\\
&= - \frac{~6~}{1}\times \frac{10}{3} \\
&= -20
\end{aligned}
\]