Answer: x=2/5
Step-by-step explanation: you have to foil
-8(3x-1/4) = 2(9-7x)
-8*3x = 24x
-8*-1/4 = 2
24x+2 =
2*9=18
2*-7x = -14x
So the Equation now looks like this
24x+2 = 18-14x
Now you combine like terms
-2 from both sides
24x = 16-14x
add 14x to both sides
40x=16
Now divide both sides by 40
x=16/40
reduce to simplest form
x=2/5