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8x+2-7=-3
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 4x+1.
8x-5=-3
Subtract 7 from 2 to get -5.
8x=-3+5
Add 5 to both sides.
8x=2
Add -3 and 5 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=\frac{1}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.