How would you solve for x with an equation like this?

0.2x^3 - 2.84x^2 + 8.532x - 2.4 = 0

cubics are not simple to solve, in general.

Descartes' Rule of Signs says that there are no negative roots.

I suggest a graph or Newton's method for finding the roots. What methods have you studied?

f(0) = -2.4
f(1) = 3.49
f(3) = 3.0
f(4) = -0.9
f(10) = -1.08
f(11) = 14.01

So, there are roots in [0,1],[3,4],[10,11]