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50\left(100-\frac{x-300}{50}\right)\left(3000-150\right)-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Multiply both sides of the equation by 50.
50\left(100-\frac{x-300}{50}\right)\times 2850-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Subtract 150 from 3000 to get 2850.
142500\left(100-\frac{x-300}{50}\right)-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Multiply 50 and 2850 to get 142500.
14250000+142500\left(-\frac{x-300}{50}\right)-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Use the distributive property to multiply 142500 by 100-\frac{x-300}{50}.
14250000-2850\left(x-300\right)-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Cancel out 50, the greatest common factor in 142500 and 50.
14250000-2850x+855000-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Use the distributive property to multiply -2850 by x-300.
15105000-2850x-\left(x-300\right)\times 50=15330000
Add 14250000 and 855000 to get 15105000.
15105000-2850x-\left(50x-15000\right)=15330000
Use the distributive property to multiply x-300 by 50.
15105000-2850x-50x-\left(-15000\right)=15330000
To find the opposite of 50x-15000, find the opposite of each term.
15105000-2850x-50x+15000=15330000
The opposite of -15000 is 15000.
15105000-2900x+15000=15330000
Combine -2850x and -50x to get -2900x.
15120000-2900x=15330000
Add 15105000 and 15000 to get 15120000.
-2900x=15330000-15120000
Subtract 15120000 from both sides.
-2900x=210000
Subtract 15120000 from 15330000 to get 210000.
x=\frac{210000}{-2900}
Divide both sides by -2900.
x=-\frac{2100}{29}
Reduce the fraction \frac{210000}{-2900} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 100.