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-4x-10=14x-8
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by 2x+5.
-4x-10-14x=-8
Subtract 14x from both sides.
-18x-10=-8
Combine -4x and -14x to get -18x.
-18x=-8+10
Add 10 to both sides.
-18x=2
Add -8 and 10 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{-18}
Divide both sides by -18.
x=-\frac{1}{9}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{-18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.