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7x+6=8\left(2x-3\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 2.
7x+6=16x-24
Use the distributive property to multiply 8 by 2x-3.
7x+6-16x=-24
Subtract 16x from both sides.
-9x+6=-24
Combine 7x and -16x to get -9x.
-9x=-24-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
-9x=-30
Subtract 6 from -24 to get -30.
x=\frac{-30}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{10}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-30}{-9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.