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3x+1+5x=15
Use the distributive property to multiply 1 by 1+5x.
8x+1=15
Combine 3x and 5x to get 8x.
8x=15-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
8x=14
Subtract 1 from 15 to get 14.
x=\frac{14}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=\frac{7}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.