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-5x-12-16x=5
Subtract 16x from both sides.
-21x-12=5
Combine -5x and -16x to get -21x.
-21x=5+12
Add 12 to both sides.
-21x=17
Add 5 and 12 to get 17.
x=\frac{17}{-21}
Divide both sides by -21.
x=-\frac{17}{21}
Fraction \frac{17}{-21} can be rewritten as -\frac{17}{21} by extracting the negative sign.