A simplified hard-sphere equation of state has been developed, which meets the correct limit for close-packed conditions. It is shown that the proposed equation of state for hard spheres can represent accurately the computer simulation compressibility factor data and virial coefficients over a wide density range. The comparison of the results of the calculations using this equation, the Carnahan-Starling equation, and the two equations proposed by Iglesias-Silva and Hall, shows that the equation proposed here represents the compressibility factor data and the virial coefficients with better accuracy.