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15x+6=5x-12
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 5x+2.
15x+6-5x=-12
Subtract 5x from both sides.
10x+6=-12
Combine 15x and -5x to get 10x.
10x=-12-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
10x=-18
Subtract 6 from -12 to get -18.
x=\frac{-18}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=-\frac{9}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.