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1x+20=2\left(2x+3\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 10, the least common multiple of 10,5.
1x+20=4x+6
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 2x+3.
1x+20-4x=6
Subtract 4x from both sides.
-3x+20=6
Combine 1x and -4x to get -3x.
-3x=6-20
Subtract 20 from both sides.
-3x=-14
Subtract 20 from 6 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{14}{3}
Fraction \frac{-14}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{14}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.