$$ \begin{aligned} 14j+8 &= -16+2j&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2j } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 8 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]14j-2j &= -16-8&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]12j &= -24&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 12 $ } \\[1 em]j &= -\frac{24}{12}&& \\[1 em]j &= -2&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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