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16-15x+10-7=5
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by 3x-2.
26-15x-7=5
Add 16 and 10 to get 26.
19-15x=5
Subtract 7 from 26 to get 19.
-15x=5-19
Subtract 19 from both sides.
-15x=-14
Subtract 19 from 5 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{-15}
Divide both sides by -15.
x=\frac{14}{15}
Fraction \frac{-14}{-15} can be simplified to \frac{14}{15} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.