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4x+5\left(8x+3\right)=-5
Add -30 and 30 to get 0.
4x+40x+15=-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 8x+3.
44x+15=-5
Combine 4x and 40x to get 44x.
44x=-5-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
44x=-20
Subtract 15 from -5 to get -20.
x=\frac{-20}{44}
Divide both sides by 44.
x=-\frac{5}{11}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-20}{44} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.