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1-28-14x=-9-4x
Use the distributive property to multiply -7 by 4+2x.
-27-14x=-9-4x
Subtract 28 from 1 to get -27.
-27-14x+4x=-9
Add 4x to both sides.
-27-10x=-9
Combine -14x and 4x to get -10x.
-10x=-9+27
Add 27 to both sides.
-10x=18
Add -9 and 27 to get 18.
x=\frac{18}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=-\frac{9}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.