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15x-45+6\left(2x+2\right)-2x+2=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 3x-9.
15x-45+12x+12-2x+2=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by 2x+2.
27x-45+12-2x+2=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Combine 15x and 12x to get 27x.
27x-33-2x+2=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Add -45 and 12 to get -33.
25x-33+2=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Combine 27x and -2x to get 25x.
25x-31=4\left(9x+2\right)-3x+5
Add -33 and 2 to get -31.
25x-31=36x+8-3x+5
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 9x+2.
25x-31=33x+8+5
Combine 36x and -3x to get 33x.
25x-31=33x+13
Add 8 and 5 to get 13.
25x-31-33x=13
Subtract 33x from both sides.
-8x-31=13
Combine 25x and -33x to get -8x.
-8x=13+31
Add 31 to both sides.
-8x=44
Add 13 and 31 to get 44.
x=\frac{44}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=-\frac{11}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{44}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.