SOLUTION: well i was a bit confused on what to do on these problems since there wasnt any thing saying like if i should solve for x or simplify and so on so i decided to solve it the equatio

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Question 926726: well i was a bit confused on what to do on these problems since there wasnt any thing saying like if i should solve for x or simplify and so on so i decided to solve it the equation is -x-3x=16
i tried adding various numbers as x like 3 2 5 7 and so on but i cant get any to work out right they dont come out solved
thanks for your help

Found 2 solutions by richard1234, MathLover1:
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Left-hand side equals -4x

-4x = 16
x = -4 (dividing both sides by -4)

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):