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2x+15x-5=x-13
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 3x-1.
17x-5=x-13
Combine 2x and 15x to get 17x.
17x-5-x=-13
Subtract x from both sides.
16x-5=-13
Combine 17x and -x to get 16x.
16x=-13+5
Add 5 to both sides.
16x=-8
Add -13 and 5 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{16}
Divide both sides by 16.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.