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60x-90=5\left(8x-15\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 30 by 2x-3.
60x-90=40x-75
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 8x-15.
60x-90-40x=-75
Subtract 40x from both sides.
20x-90=-75
Combine 60x and -40x to get 20x.
20x=-75+90
Add 90 to both sides.
20x=15
Add -75 and 90 to get 15.
x=\frac{15}{20}
Divide both sides by 20.
x=\frac{3}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.