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3=15-10x+2
Use the distributive property to multiply 3-2x by 5.
3=17-10x
Add 15 and 2 to get 17.
17-10x=3
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-10x=3-17
Subtract 17 from both sides.
-10x=-14
Subtract 17 from 3 to get -14.
x=\frac{-14}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{7}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-14}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.