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14x-21=6x+7
Use the distributive property to multiply 7 by 2x-3.
14x-21-6x=7
Subtract 6x from both sides.
8x-21=7
Combine 14x and -6x to get 8x.
8x=7+21
Add 21 to both sides.
8x=28
Add 7 and 21 to get 28.
x=\frac{28}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=\frac{7}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{28}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.