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-5126=-6-\frac{5\times 5}{3}\left(3x+22\right)
Express 5\times \frac{5}{3} as a single fraction.
-5126=-6-\frac{25}{3}\left(3x+22\right)
Multiply 5 and 5 to get 25.
-5126=-6-\frac{25}{3}\times 3x-\frac{25}{3}\times 22
Use the distributive property to multiply -\frac{25}{3} by 3x+22.
-5126=-6-25x-\frac{25}{3}\times 22
Cancel out 3 and 3.
-5126=-6-25x+\frac{-25\times 22}{3}
Express -\frac{25}{3}\times 22 as a single fraction.
-5126=-6-25x+\frac{-550}{3}
Multiply -25 and 22 to get -550.
-5126=-6-25x-\frac{550}{3}
Fraction \frac{-550}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{550}{3} by extracting the negative sign.
-5126=-\frac{18}{3}-25x-\frac{550}{3}
Convert -6 to fraction -\frac{18}{3}.
-5126=\frac{-18-550}{3}-25x
Since -\frac{18}{3} and \frac{550}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-5126=-\frac{568}{3}-25x
Subtract 550 from -18 to get -568.
-\frac{568}{3}-25x=-5126
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-25x=-5126+\frac{568}{3}
Add \frac{568}{3} to both sides.
-25x=-\frac{15378}{3}+\frac{568}{3}
Convert -5126 to fraction -\frac{15378}{3}.
-25x=\frac{-15378+568}{3}
Since -\frac{15378}{3} and \frac{568}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
-25x=-\frac{14810}{3}
Add -15378 and 568 to get -14810.
x=\frac{-\frac{14810}{3}}{-25}
Divide both sides by -25.
x=\frac{-14810}{3\left(-25\right)}
Express \frac{-\frac{14810}{3}}{-25} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{-14810}{-75}
Multiply 3 and -25 to get -75.
x=\frac{2962}{15}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-14810}{-75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.