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-5x-16=8x-3
Solve the equation
x=-1
Evaluate
-5x-16=8x-3
Move the expression to the left side
-5x-16-8x=-3
Move the expression to the right side
-5x-8x=-3+16
Add and subtract
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Evaluate
-5x-8x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
\left(-5-8\right)x
Subtract the numbers
-13x
-13x=-3+16
Add and subtract
-13x=13
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
13x=-13
Divide both sides
\frac{13x}{13}=\frac{-13}{13}
Divide the numbers
x=\frac{-13}{13}
Solution
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Evaluate
\frac{-13}{13}
Reduce the numbers
\frac{-1}{1}
Calculate
-1
x=-1
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Rewrite the equation
x=-1
Evaluate
-5x-16=8x-3
Move the variable to the left side
-13x-16=-3
Move the constant to the right side
-13x=13
Multiply both sides
13x=-13
Solution
x=-1
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