Step-by-step explanation:
-5x-16=8x-3 Original Equation
-5x-8x-16= 8x-3-8x Grouping variables
-13x -16 = -3 Simplification
-13x-16+16= -3+16 Grouping constants
-13x= 13 Simplification
-13x/-13= 13/-13 Isolating the variable
x= -1 The answer
Checking the answer:
plug in -1 to wherever x is
-5(-1) -16 = 8(-1) -3
5 - 16 = -8 - 3
-11 = -11
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