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3x=\frac{18}{5}-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
3x=\frac{18}{5}-\frac{15}{5}
Convert 3 to fraction \frac{15}{5}.
3x=\frac{18-15}{5}
Since \frac{18}{5} and \frac{15}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
3x=\frac{3}{5}
Subtract 15 from 18 to get 3.
x=\frac{\frac{3}{5}}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=\frac{3}{5\times 3}
Express \frac{\frac{3}{5}}{3} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{1}{5}
Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.