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56x-24=-48\left(3x+2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 8 by 7x-3.
56x-24=-144x-96
Use the distributive property to multiply -48 by 3x+2.
56x-24+144x=-96
Add 144x to both sides.
200x-24=-96
Combine 56x and 144x to get 200x.
200x=-96+24
Add 24 to both sides.
200x=-72
Add -96 and 24 to get -72.
x=\frac{-72}{200}
Divide both sides by 200.
x=-\frac{9}{25}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-72}{200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.