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-7x+14=3x-1
Use the distributive property to multiply -7 by x-2.
-7x+14-3x=-1
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-10x+14=-1
Combine -7x and -3x to get -10x.
-10x=-1-14
Subtract 14 from both sides.
-10x=-15
Subtract 14 from -1 to get -15.
x=\frac{-15}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.