Question

16x-4=31+12x please help I'm so confused

Answer 1

By the way I looked this up but heres the best ive got
Simplifying (-1x + 27) + (16x + 4) = 0 Reorder the terms: (27 + -1x) + (16x + 4) = 0 Remove parenthesis around (27 + -1x) 27 + -1x + (16x + 4) = 0 Reorder the terms: 27 + -1x + (4 + 16x) = 0 Remove parenthesis around (4 + 16x) 27 + -1x + 4 + 16x = 0 Reorder the terms: 27 + 4 + -1x + 16x = 0 Combine like terms: 27 + 4 = 31 31 + -1x + 16x = 0 Combine like terms: -1x + 16x = 15x 31 + 15x = 0 Solving 31 + 15x = 0 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-31' to each side of the equation. 31 + -31 + 15x = 0 + -31 Combine like terms: 31 + -31 = 0 0 + 15x = 0 + -31 15x = 0 + -31 Combine like terms: 0 + -31 = -31 15x = -31 Divide each side by '15'. x = -2.066666667 Simplifying x = -2.066666667