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

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{72}{-2} \\ x=-\frac{72}{2} \end{gathered}$

which gives

$x=-36$

Therefore, the answer is x= -36