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2\left(x+16\right)\times \frac{6}{7.5}=2x
Variable x cannot be equal to -16 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 2\left(x+16\right).
\left(2x+32\right)\times \frac{6}{7.5}=2x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+16.
\left(2x+32\right)\times \frac{60}{75}=2x
Expand \frac{6}{7.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
\left(2x+32\right)\times \frac{4}{5}=2x
Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.
\frac{8}{5}x+\frac{128}{5}=2x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2x+32 by \frac{4}{5}.
\frac{8}{5}x+\frac{128}{5}-2x=0
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-\frac{2}{5}x+\frac{128}{5}=0
Combine \frac{8}{5}x and -2x to get -\frac{2}{5}x.
-\frac{2}{5}x=-\frac{128}{5}
Subtract \frac{128}{5} from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=-\frac{128}{5}\left(-\frac{5}{2}\right)
Multiply both sides by -\frac{5}{2}, the reciprocal of -\frac{2}{5}.
x=64
Multiply -\frac{128}{5} and -\frac{5}{2} to get 64.