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4x+42-28x+7=4-x+5\left(2-3x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 14 by 3-2x.
-24x+42+7=4-x+5\left(2-3x\right)
Combine 4x and -28x to get -24x.
-24x+49=4-x+5\left(2-3x\right)
Add 42 and 7 to get 49.
-24x+49=4-x+10-15x
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 2-3x.
-24x+49=14-x-15x
Add 4 and 10 to get 14.
-24x+49=14-16x
Combine -x and -15x to get -16x.
-24x+49+16x=14
Add 16x to both sides.
-8x+49=14
Combine -24x and 16x to get -8x.
-8x=14-49
Subtract 49 from both sides.
-8x=-35
Subtract 49 from 14 to get -35.
x=\frac{-35}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=\frac{35}{8}
Fraction \frac{-35}{-8} can be simplified to \frac{35}{8} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.