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18-12x=2x-7
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by 3-2x.
18-12x-2x=-7
Subtract 2x from both sides.
18-14x=-7
Combine -12x and -2x to get -14x.
-14x=-7-18
Subtract 18 from both sides.
-14x=-25
Subtract 18 from -7 to get -25.
x=\frac{-25}{-14}
Divide both sides by -14.
x=\frac{25}{14}
Fraction \frac{-25}{-14} can be simplified to \frac{25}{14} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.