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-15x+5=2x+3
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by -3x+1.
-15x+5-2x=3
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-17x+5=3
Combine -15x and -2x to get -17x.
-17x=3-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-17x=-2
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
x=\frac{-2}{-17}
Divide both sides by -17.
x=\frac{2}{17}
Fraction \frac{-2}{-17} can be simplified to \frac{2}{17} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.