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16-2x+x=0\times 5\times 8
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 8-x.
16-x=0\times 5\times 8
Combine -2x and x to get -x.
16-x=0\times 8
Multiply 0 and 5 to get 0.
16-x=0
Multiply 0 and 8 to get 0.
-x=-16
Subtract 16 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=16
Multiply both sides by -1.