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-5x=14-2
Subtract 2 from both sides.
-5x=12
Subtract 2 from 14 to get 12.
x=\frac{12}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-\frac{12}{5}
Fraction \frac{12}{-5} can be rewritten as -\frac{12}{5} by extracting the negative sign.