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9.25x-225x+15-3\left(x-5\right)=x
Use the distributive property to multiply -15 by 15x-1.
-215.75x+15-3\left(x-5\right)=x
Combine 9.25x and -225x to get -215.75x.
-215.75x+15-3x+15=x
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by x-5.
-218.75x+15+15=x
Combine -215.75x and -3x to get -218.75x.
-218.75x+30=x
Add 15 and 15 to get 30.
-218.75x+30-x=0
Subtract x from both sides.
-219.75x+30=0
Combine -218.75x and -x to get -219.75x.
-219.75x=-30
Subtract 30 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-30}{-219.75}
Divide both sides by -219.75.
x=\frac{-3000}{-21975}
Expand \frac{-30}{-219.75} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{40}{293}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-3000}{-21975} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -75.