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1-2x+8=4x-3\left(2-5x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x-4.
9-2x=4x-3\left(2-5x\right)
Add 1 and 8 to get 9.
9-2x=4x-6+15x
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 2-5x.
9-2x=19x-6
Combine 4x and 15x to get 19x.
9-2x-19x=-6
Subtract 19x from both sides.
9-21x=-6
Combine -2x and -19x to get -21x.
-21x=-6-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-21x=-15
Subtract 9 from -6 to get -15.
x=\frac{-15}{-21}
Divide both sides by -21.
x=\frac{5}{7}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{-21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.