+16=9
x+16=9xx+16=9x
Solve
Subtract
16
1616
from both sides of the equation
+16=9
x+16=9xx+16=9x
+16−16=9−16
Simplify
Subtract the numbers
=9−16
x=9x-16x=9x−16
Subtract
9
9x9x
from both sides of the equation
=9−16
x=9x-16x=9x−16
−9=9−16−9
Simplify
Combine like terms
Combine like terms
−8=−16
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term
−8=−16
-8x=-16−8x=−16
−8−8=−16−8
Simplify
Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator
Divide the numbers
x=2