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9-15x=2\left(5x+4\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 3-5x.
9-15x=10x+8
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 5x+4.
9-15x-10x=8
Subtract 10x from both sides.
9-25x=8
Combine -15x and -10x to get -25x.
-25x=8-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-25x=-1
Subtract 9 from 8 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-25}
Divide both sides by -25.
x=\frac{1}{25}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-25} can be simplified to \frac{1}{25} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.