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15-9x-\left(-4x+6\right)=8x+11-\left(3x-6\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 5-3x.
15-9x-\left(-4x\right)-6=8x+11-\left(3x-6\right)
To find the opposite of -4x+6, find the opposite of each term.
15-9x+4x-6=8x+11-\left(3x-6\right)
The opposite of -4x is 4x.
15-5x-6=8x+11-\left(3x-6\right)
Combine -9x and 4x to get -5x.
9-5x=8x+11-\left(3x-6\right)
Subtract 6 from 15 to get 9.
9-5x=8x+11-3x-\left(-6\right)
To find the opposite of 3x-6, find the opposite of each term.
9-5x=8x+11-3x+6
The opposite of -6 is 6.
9-5x=5x+11+6
Combine 8x and -3x to get 5x.
9-5x=5x+17
Add 11 and 6 to get 17.
9-5x-5x=17
Subtract 5x from both sides.
9-10x=17
Combine -5x and -5x to get -10x.
-10x=17-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-10x=8
Subtract 9 from 17 to get 8.
x=\frac{8}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=-\frac{4}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.