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1+8x-16x=31
Subtract 16x from both sides.
1-8x=31
Combine 8x and -16x to get -8x.
-8x=31-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-8x=30
Subtract 1 from 31 to get 30.
x=\frac{30}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=-\frac{15}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{30}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.