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10x+2=16x^{1}
Use the distributive property to multiply -5x-1 by -2.
10x+2=16x
Calculate x to the power of 1 and get x.
10x+2-16x=0
Subtract 16x from both sides.
-6x+2=0
Combine 10x and -16x to get -6x.
-6x=-2
Subtract 2 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-2}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.