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4-14x+21=3+4\left(x+5\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -7 by 2x-3.
25-14x=3+4\left(x+5\right)
Add 4 and 21 to get 25.
25-14x=3+4x+20
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x+5.
25-14x=23+4x
Add 3 and 20 to get 23.
25-14x-4x=23
Subtract 4x from both sides.
25-18x=23
Combine -14x and -4x to get -18x.
-18x=23-25
Subtract 25 from both sides.
-18x=-2
Subtract 25 from 23 to get -2.
x=\frac{-2}{-18}
Divide both sides by -18.
x=\frac{1}{9}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.