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14x-5-2x=-3
Subtract 2x from both sides.
12x-5=-3
Combine 14x and -2x to get 12x.
12x=-3+5
Add 5 to both sides.
12x=2
Add -3 and 5 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{12}
Divide both sides by 12.
x=\frac{1}{6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.