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144-x=\frac{3}{20}
Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.
-x=\frac{3}{20}-144
Subtract 144 from both sides.
-x=\frac{3}{20}-\frac{2880}{20}
Convert 144 to fraction \frac{2880}{20}.
-x=\frac{3-2880}{20}
Since \frac{3}{20} and \frac{2880}{20} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-x=-\frac{2877}{20}
Subtract 2880 from 3 to get -2877.
x=\frac{2877}{20}
Multiply both sides by -1.