Solve congruence: $45x \equiv 15 \pmod{78}$ (What am I doing wrong?)

Solution 1:

When you divide through by 3, the resulting congruence should be $$15x\equiv 5\pmod{26},$$ not $$15x\equiv 3\pmod{26}.$$

Solution 2:

Everything you did is perfectly correct, except one small thing:

$$15/3=5.$$