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15x-3+3=-12x+3-\left(x+5\right)
Combine 6x and 9x to get 15x.
15x=-12x+3-\left(x+5\right)
Add -3 and 3 to get 0.
15x=-12x+3-x-5
To find the opposite of x+5, find the opposite of each term.
15x=-13x+3-5
Combine -12x and -x to get -13x.
15x=-13x-2
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
15x+13x=-2
Add 13x to both sides.
28x=-2
Combine 15x and 13x to get 28x.
x=\frac{-2}{28}
Divide both sides by 28.
x=-\frac{1}{14}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.