Equations with Variables on Both Sides! Please help!

x = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

-x + 8 = x - 16

add x to both sides

8 = 2x - 16

add 16 to both sides

24 = 2x

divide by 2 on both sides

x = 12

x = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

you can do any of the following as the first step:

a)  add 'x' to each side to get:  8 = 2x - 16

b)  subtract 'x' from each side to get:  -2x + 8 = -16

c) subtract 8 from each side to get:  -x = x -24

d) add 16 to each side to get:  -x + 24 = x

if we choose to solve the equation in (a) we will get:

8 = 2x - 16

8 + 16 = 2x - 16 + 16 which simplifies to:

24 = 2x

divide each side by 2 to get x = 12

solving any of the above 4 equation will give you x = 12