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3x+2\left(8x+10\right)-3\times 3x=36
Multiply both sides of the equation by 6, the least common multiple of 2,3.
3x+16x+20-3\times 3x=36
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 8x+10.
19x+20-3\times 3x=36
Combine 3x and 16x to get 19x.
19x+20-9x=36
Multiply -3 and 3 to get -9.
10x+20=36
Combine 19x and -9x to get 10x.
10x=36-20
Subtract 20 from both sides.
10x=16
Subtract 20 from 36 to get 16.
x=\frac{16}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=\frac{8}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.