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4x-8+15=-7\left(3-2x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x-2.
4x+7=-7\left(3-2x\right)
Add -8 and 15 to get 7.
4x+7=-21+14x
Use the distributive property to multiply -7 by 3-2x.
4x+7-14x=-21
Subtract 14x from both sides.
-10x+7=-21
Combine 4x and -14x to get -10x.
-10x=-21-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-10x=-28
Subtract 7 from -21 to get -28.
x=\frac{-28}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{14}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-28}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.