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3x+1-2=11x+7+2\left(x-1\right)
Combine x and 2x to get 3x.
3x-1=11x+7+2\left(x-1\right)
Subtract 2 from 1 to get -1.
3x-1=11x+7+2x-2
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x-1.
3x-1=13x+7-2
Combine 11x and 2x to get 13x.
3x-1=13x+5
Subtract 2 from 7 to get 5.
3x-1-13x=5
Subtract 13x from both sides.
-10x-1=5
Combine 3x and -13x to get -10x.
-10x=5+1
Add 1 to both sides.
-10x=6
Add 5 and 1 to get 6.
x=\frac{6}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=-\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.