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3-24x-5\left(1-2x\right)=-\left(3x-4\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 10, the least common multiple of 10,2.
3-24x-5+10x=-\left(3x-4\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by 1-2x.
-2-24x+10x=-\left(3x-4\right)
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
-2-14x=-\left(3x-4\right)
Combine -24x and 10x to get -14x.
-2-14x=-3x-\left(-4\right)
To find the opposite of 3x-4, find the opposite of each term.
-2-14x=-3x+4
The opposite of -4 is 4.
-2-14x+3x=4
Add 3x to both sides.
-2-11x=4
Combine -14x and 3x to get -11x.
-11x=4+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-11x=6
Add 4 and 2 to get 6.
x=\frac{6}{-11}
Divide both sides by -11.
x=-\frac{6}{11}
Fraction \frac{6}{-11} can be rewritten as -\frac{6}{11} by extracting the negative sign.