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105-7\left(2x+3\right)=3\times 2x
Multiply both sides of the equation by 21, the least common multiple of 3,7.
105-14x-21=3\times 2x
Use the distributive property to multiply -7 by 2x+3.
84-14x=3\times 2x
Subtract 21 from 105 to get 84.
84-14x=6x
Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.
84-14x-6x=0
Subtract 6x from both sides.
84-20x=0
Combine -14x and -6x to get -20x.
-20x=-84
Subtract 84 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-84}{-20}
Divide both sides by -20.
x=\frac{21}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-84}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.