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54x-27=144x+216
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 36x+54.
54x-27-144x=216
Subtract 144x from both sides.
-90x-27=216
Combine 54x and -144x to get -90x.
-90x=216+27
Add 27 to both sides.
-90x=243
Add 216 and 27 to get 243.
x=\frac{243}{-90}
Divide both sides by -90.
x=-\frac{27}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{243}{-90} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 9.