A. [tex]x=-12[/tex]
[tex]16+\frac{2}{5}x=\frac{-3}{5}x+4[/tex]
Fraction [tex]\frac{-3}{5}[/tex] can be rewritten as [tex]-\frac{3}{5}[/tex] by extracting the negative sign.
[tex]16+\frac{2}{5}x=-\frac{3}{5}x+4[/tex]
Add [tex]\frac{3}{5}x[/tex] to both sides.
[tex]16+\frac{2}{5}x=\frac{3}{5}x+4[/tex]
Combine [tex]\frac{2}{5}x[/tex] and [tex]\frac{3}{5}x[/tex] to get [tex]x[/tex]
[tex]16+x=4[/tex]
Subtract 16 from both sides.
[tex]x=4-16[/tex]
Subtract 16 from 4 to get -12
[tex]x=-12[/tex]
Hope this helps!
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