Question

solve -8$x-5$=16

Answer 1

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$8x - 5 = 16$

Add 5 to both sides of the equation

$8x - 5 + 5 = 16 + 5$

.Add the numbers

$8 x = 21$

.Divide both sides of the equation by the same term

$\frac{8x}{21 \: } \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \frac{21}{8}$

Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator.

$x = \frac{21}{8}$

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