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3x-7=15-3x
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 5-x.
3x-7+3x=15
Add 3x to both sides.
6x-7=15
Combine 3x and 3x to get 6x.
6x=15+7
Add 7 to both sides.
6x=22
Add 15 and 7 to get 22.
x=\frac{22}{6}
Divide both sides by 6.
x=\frac{11}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.