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2+8x+14=9-4x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 4x+7.
16+8x=9-4x
Add 2 and 14 to get 16.
16+8x+4x=9
Add 4x to both sides.
16+12x=9
Combine 8x and 4x to get 12x.
12x=9-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
12x=-7
Subtract 16 from 9 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{12}
Divide both sides by 12.
x=-\frac{7}{12}
Fraction \frac{-7}{12} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{12} by extracting the negative sign.