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-3x=1-\frac{28}{13}
Subtract \frac{28}{13} from both sides.
-3x=\frac{13}{13}-\frac{28}{13}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{13}{13}.
-3x=\frac{13-28}{13}
Since \frac{13}{13} and \frac{28}{13} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-3x=-\frac{15}{13}
Subtract 28 from 13 to get -15.
x=\frac{-\frac{15}{13}}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{-15}{13\left(-3\right)}
Express \frac{-\frac{15}{13}}{-3} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{-15}{-39}
Multiply 13 and -3 to get -39.
x=\frac{5}{13}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{-39} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.