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-3\left(3x-\frac{7}{3}\right)-2\left(x+\frac{3}{2}\right)=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 12, the least common multiple of -4,6,3,2.
-9x-3\left(-\frac{7}{3}\right)-2\left(x+\frac{3}{2}\right)=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 3x-\frac{7}{3}.
-9x+7-2\left(x+\frac{3}{2}\right)=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Multiply -3 times -\frac{7}{3}.
-9x+7-2x-2\times \frac{3}{2}=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x+\frac{3}{2}.
-9x+7-2x-3=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Multiply -2 times \frac{3}{2}.
-11x+7-3=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Combine -9x and -2x to get -11x.
-11x+4=4\left(7x-\frac{125}{100}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Subtract 3 from 7 to get 4.
-11x+4=4\left(7x-\frac{5}{4}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Reduce the fraction \frac{125}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.
-11x+4=28x+4\left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 7x-\frac{5}{4}.
-11x+4=28x-5+6\left(5x-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Cancel out 4 and 4.
-11x+4=28x-5+30x+6\left(-\frac{1}{6}\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by 5x-\frac{1}{6}.
-11x+4=28x-5+30x-1
Cancel out 6 and 6.
-11x+4=58x-5-1
Combine 28x and 30x to get 58x.
-11x+4=58x-6
Subtract 1 from -5 to get -6.
-11x+4-58x=-6
Subtract 58x from both sides.
-69x+4=-6
Combine -11x and -58x to get -69x.
-69x=-6-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-69x=-10
Subtract 4 from -6 to get -10.
x=\frac{-10}{-69}
Divide both sides by -69.
x=\frac{10}{69}
Fraction \frac{-10}{-69} can be simplified to \frac{10}{69} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.