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16x-0.5x=5
Subtract 0.5x from both sides.
15.5x=5
Combine 16x and -0.5x to get 15.5x.
x=\frac{5}{15.5}
Divide both sides by 15.5.
x=\frac{50}{155}
Expand \frac{5}{15.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{10}{31}
Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{155} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.