Respuesta :

5x-3(2x-4)=7x+16
1st step: Distributive Property
5x-6x+12=7x+16
2nd step:  Combine Like Terms
-x+12=7x+16
     -12 .    -12
-x=7x+4
 -7x    -7x
-8x=4
/-8 .  /-8
x=-1/2