Solve for x -4x=16

$- 4 x = 16$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 4 x = 16$ by $- 4$ .

$\frac{- 4 x}{- 4} = \frac{16}{- 4}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 4 x}{- 4} = \frac{16}{- 4}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{16}{- 4}$

$x = \frac{16}{- 4}$

$x = \frac{16}{- 4}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $16$ by $- 4$ .

$x = - 4$

$x = - 4$

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