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75x+165=45x+3
Use the distributive property to multiply 15 by 5x+11.
75x+165-45x=3
Subtract 45x from both sides.
30x+165=3
Combine 75x and -45x to get 30x.
30x=3-165
Subtract 165 from both sides.
30x=-162
Subtract 165 from 3 to get -162.
x=\frac{-162}{30}
Divide both sides by 30.
x=-\frac{27}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-162}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.