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-1.2x=5-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-1.2x=-11
Subtract 16 from 5 to get -11.
x=\frac{-11}{-1.2}
Divide both sides by -1.2.
x=\frac{-110}{-12}
Expand \frac{-11}{-1.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{55}{6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-110}{-12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.