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1-15x+6=x-\left(x-2\right)\times 3
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 5x-2.
7-15x=x-\left(x-2\right)\times 3
Add 1 and 6 to get 7.
7-15x=x-\left(3x-6\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply x-2 by 3.
7-15x=x-3x-\left(-6\right)
To find the opposite of 3x-6, find the opposite of each term.
7-15x=x-3x+6
The opposite of -6 is 6.
7-15x=-2x+6
Combine x and -3x to get -2x.
7-15x+2x=6
Add 2x to both sides.
7-13x=6
Combine -15x and 2x to get -13x.
-13x=6-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-13x=-1
Subtract 7 from 6 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-13}
Divide both sides by -13.
x=\frac{1}{13}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-13} can be simplified to \frac{1}{13} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.