12 Cancel multiplied terms that are in the denominator 2 ( − 6 ) x = 2 x − 14 2(−6)x=2x−14 13 Multiply the numbers − 12 x = 2 x − 14 −12x=2x−14 14 Subtract 2 x 2x from both sides of the equation − 12 x − 2 x = 2 x − 14 − 2 x −12x−2x=2x−14−2x 15 Simplify − 14 x = − 14 −14x=−14 16 Divide both sides of the equation by the same factor − 14 x − 14 = − 14 − 14 −14 −14x = −14 −14