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11x-3+15x=17-4x
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 1-5x.
26x-3=17-4x
Combine 11x and 15x to get 26x.
26x-3+4x=17
Add 4x to both sides.
30x-3=17
Combine 26x and 4x to get 30x.
30x=17+3
Add 3 to both sides.
30x=20
Add 17 and 3 to get 20.
x=\frac{20}{30}
Divide both sides by 30.
x=\frac{2}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.