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-7-2n=5n+1
Subtract 14 from 7 to get -7.
-7-2n-5n=1
Subtract 5n from both sides.
-7-7n=1
Combine -2n and -5n to get -7n.
-7n=1+7
Add 7 to both sides.
-7n=8
Add 1 and 7 to get 8.
n=\frac{8}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
n=-\frac{8}{7}
Fraction \frac{8}{-7} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{7} by extracting the negative sign.