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28x+42-5=15
Use the distributive property to multiply 14 by 2x+3.
28x+37=15
Subtract 5 from 42 to get 37.
28x=15-37
Subtract 37 from both sides.
28x=-22
Subtract 37 from 15 to get -22.
x=\frac{-22}{28}
Divide both sides by 28.
x=-\frac{11}{14}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-22}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.