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14x+4=5\left(4x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 7x+2.
14x+4=20x-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 4x-1.
14x+4-20x=-5
Subtract 20x from both sides.
-6x+4=-5
Combine 14x and -20x to get -6x.
-6x=-5-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-6x=-9
Subtract 4 from -5 to get -9.
x=\frac{-9}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-9}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.