[tex]{ \qquad{ \sf \green{Answer \downarrow}}}[/tex]
Subtract 16 from both sides of the equation.
[tex]{ \qquad{\longmapsto \sf \red{2x + 16 - 16 = 8 - 16}}}[/tex]
Subtract the numbers
[tex]{ \qquad{\longmapsto \sf \red{2x = 8}}}[/tex]
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term.
[tex]{ \qquad{\longmapsto \sf \green{ \frac{2x}{2} = \frac{ 8}{2} }}}[/tex]
Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator
[tex]{ \qquad{\longmapsto \sf{ \qquad\longrightarrow\quad\sf \dfrac{\cancel{2x}}{\cancel{2} } = }}}\qquad\quad\sf\dfrac{\cancel{ 8}}{\cancel{2}}[/tex]
[tex]{ \qquad{\longmapsto \sf{x = {\qquad{ \sf \pink{ 4}}}}}}[/tex]
[tex]{ \red{ \rule{9cm}{0.1cm}}}[/tex]
