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How do you work this problem 8 - 2x equals -16?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

8 - 2x = -16

Multiply every term by -1 or, equivalently, change the sign of every term.

-8 + 2x = 16

Add 8 to both sides: 2x = 24

Divide both sides by 2: x = 12

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