Question

Can you please help me with this math question number 10

Answer 1

We have the following equation,

`16-2x=88`

and we need to find x. Then, by subtracting 16 to both sides, we have

`\begin{gathered} 16-16-2x=88-16 \\ 0-2x=72 \\ -2x=72 \end{gathered}`

and by dividing both sides by -2, we get

`\begin{gathered} x=(72)/(-2) \\ x=-(72)/(2) \end{gathered}`

which gives

`x=-36`

Therefore, the answer is x= -36