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50x+1000-25x=14
Use the distributive property to multiply 25 by 40-x.
25x+1000=14
Combine 50x and -25x to get 25x.
25x=14-1000
Subtract 1000 from both sides.
25x=-986
Subtract 1000 from 14 to get -986.
x=\frac{-986}{25}
Divide both sides by 25.
x=-\frac{986}{25}
Fraction \frac{-986}{25} can be rewritten as -\frac{986}{25} by extracting the negative sign.