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10-15x+2=5x
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 2-3x.
12-15x=5x
Add 10 and 2 to get 12.
12-15x-5x=0
Subtract 5x from both sides.
12-20x=0
Combine -15x and -5x to get -20x.
-20x=-12
Subtract 12 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-12}{-20}
Divide both sides by -20.
x=\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-12}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.