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What is the solution to this equation?
16x - 8x - 12 = 24 +20

User ToTa
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The answer to this is x=7

User Gunnar Kiesel
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16x -8x -12 = 24 + 20

Combine like terms:

8x-12 = 44

+12 +12
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8x = 56
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8 8

x = 7
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