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9+12x=60x+1
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 3+4x.
9+12x-60x=1
Subtract 60x from both sides.
9-48x=1
Combine 12x and -60x to get -48x.
-48x=1-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-48x=-8
Subtract 9 from 1 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-48}
Divide both sides by -48.
x=\frac{1}{6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -8.