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28-3\left(2x-5\right)=2\left(4x-7\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 4, the least common multiple of 4,2.
28-6x+15=2\left(4x-7\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 2x-5.
43-6x=2\left(4x-7\right)
Add 28 and 15 to get 43.
43-6x=8x-14
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 4x-7.
43-6x-8x=-14
Subtract 8x from both sides.
43-14x=-14
Combine -6x and -8x to get -14x.
-14x=-14-43
Subtract 43 from both sides.
-14x=-57
Subtract 43 from -14 to get -57.
x=\frac{-57}{-14}
Divide both sides by -14.
x=\frac{57}{14}
Fraction \frac{-57}{-14} can be simplified to \frac{57}{14} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.