Question
$$5x+32 = 16-3x$$
Answer
$$ x = -2 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 5x+32 &= 16-3x&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ -3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 32 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]5x+3x &= 16-32&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]8x &= -16&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 8 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{16}{8}&& \\[1 em]x &= -2&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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