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Please help solve 16+x=12

User Kingspeech
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10 votes

Answer:

x=-4

Explanation:

step by step

16 + x = 12

16 + (-16) + x = 12 (-16) =-4

x = -4

User Ernir Erlingsson
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12 votes

Answer:

x=-4

Explanation:

1. subtract 16 from both sides which leaves you left with

x=-4

User Evan JIANG
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