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9+8x-14=7
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by -4x+7.
-5+8x=7
Subtract 14 from 9 to get -5.
8x=7+5
Add 5 to both sides.
8x=12
Add 7 and 5 to get 12.
x=\frac{12}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.