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5\times 5x-12=15\left(2x-1\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 45, the least common multiple of 9,15,3.
25x-12=15\left(2x-1\right)
Multiply 5 and 5 to get 25.
25x-12=30x-15
Use the distributive property to multiply 15 by 2x-1.
25x-12-30x=-15
Subtract 30x from both sides.
-5x-12=-15
Combine 25x and -30x to get -5x.
-5x=-15+12
Add 12 to both sides.
-5x=-3
Add -15 and 12 to get -3.
x=\frac{-3}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{3}{5}
Fraction \frac{-3}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{3}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.