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4\left(5-x\right)-3x=6\left(x-1\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 12, the least common multiple of 3,4,2.
20-4x-3x=6\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 5-x.
20-7x=6\left(x-1\right)
Combine -4x and -3x to get -7x.
20-7x=6x-6
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by x-1.
20-7x-6x=-6
Subtract 6x from both sides.
20-13x=-6
Combine -7x and -6x to get -13x.
-13x=-6-20
Subtract 20 from both sides.
-13x=-26
Subtract 20 from -6 to get -26.
x=\frac{-26}{-13}
Divide both sides by -13.
x=2
Divide -26 by -13 to get 2.