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2\left(-6x+3\right)=\left(x-4\right)\left(1\times 2+1\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 4 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 2\left(x-4\right), the least common multiple of x-4,2.
-12x+6=\left(x-4\right)\left(1\times 2+1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by -6x+3.
-12x+6=\left(x-4\right)\left(2+1\right)
Multiply 1 and 2 to get 2.
-12x+6=\left(x-4\right)\times 3
Add 2 and 1 to get 3.
-12x+6=3x-12
Use the distributive property to multiply x-4 by 3.
-12x+6-3x=-12
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-15x+6=-12
Combine -12x and -3x to get -15x.
-15x=-12-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
-15x=-18
Subtract 6 from -12 to get -18.
x=\frac{-18}{-15}
Divide both sides by -15.
x=\frac{6}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{-15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.