SOLUTION: 3/4x + 8 = 5/8x - 16

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Question 636086: 3/4x + 8 = 5/8x - 16
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F4x+%2B+8+=+5%2F8x+-+16
%283%2B32x%29%2F4x=%285-182x%29%2F8x
%283%2B32x%29%2Fcross%284x%29=%285-182x%29%2Fcross%288x%29
%283%2B32x%29=%285-182x%29%2F2
%282%29%283%2B32x%29=5-128x
6%2B64x=5-128x
64x%2B128x=5-6
64x%2B128x=5-6
192x=-1
x=-1%2F192

if you question is as follows:
3%2F%284x%2B8%29+=+5%2F%288x-16%29
3%2F%284%29%28x%2B2%29+=+5%2F%288%29%28x-2%29
%283%29%288%29%28x-2%29=%285%29%284%29%28x%2B2%29
cross%2824%29%28x-2%29=cross%2820%29%28x%2B2%29
12%28x-2%29=10%28x%2B2%29
12x-24=10x%2B20
12x-10x=20-24
2x=-4
x=-4%2F2
x=cross%28-4%29%2Fcross%282%29
x=-2