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16x+8-2x=-4
Subtract 2x from both sides.
14x+8=-4
Combine 16x and -2x to get 14x.
14x=-4-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
14x=-12
Subtract 8 from -4 to get -12.
x=\frac{-12}{14}
Divide both sides by 14.
x=-\frac{6}{7}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-12}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.