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30-5x-3=5+4\left(x+3\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 6-x.
27-5x=5+4\left(x+3\right)
Subtract 3 from 30 to get 27.
27-5x=5+4x+12
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x+3.
27-5x=17+4x
Add 5 and 12 to get 17.
27-5x-4x=17
Subtract 4x from both sides.
27-9x=17
Combine -5x and -4x to get -9x.
-9x=17-27
Subtract 27 from both sides.
-9x=-10
Subtract 27 from 17 to get -10.
x=\frac{-10}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{10}{9}
Fraction \frac{-10}{-9} can be simplified to \frac{10}{9} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.