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\frac{428-x}{16}=\frac{30}{25}
Divide both sides by 25.
\frac{428-x}{16}=\frac{6}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.
428-x=\frac{6}{5}\times 16
Multiply both sides by 16.
428-x=\frac{6\times 16}{5}
Express \frac{6}{5}\times 16 as a single fraction.
428-x=\frac{96}{5}
Multiply 6 and 16 to get 96.
-x=\frac{96}{5}-428
Subtract 428 from both sides.
-x=\frac{96}{5}-\frac{2140}{5}
Convert 428 to fraction \frac{2140}{5}.
-x=\frac{96-2140}{5}
Since \frac{96}{5} and \frac{2140}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-x=-\frac{2044}{5}
Subtract 2140 from 96 to get -2044.
x=\frac{2044}{5}
Multiply both sides by -1.