How do you solve $- 2 = 7 x - \frac{- 1}{16}$ $-2= 7x -(-1)/16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-10T00:41:30

$x = - \frac{31}{112}$ $x = -31/112$

Isolate $x$ $x$

$\frac{1}{16} - 2 = 7 x$ $1/16 - 2 = 7x$

Take the LCM

$\frac{1}{16} - \frac{32}{16} = 7 x$ $1/16 - 32/16 = 7x$

Do the difference

$- \frac{31}{16} = 7 x$ $-31/16 = 7x$

Divide both sides by $7$ $7$

$x = - \frac{31}{16 \cdot 7} = - \frac{31}{112}$ $x = -31/(16*7) = -31/112$

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