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32x=5x-5\times 8
Multiply 2 and 16 to get 32.
32x=5x-40
Multiply 5 and 8 to get 40.
32x-5x=-40
Subtract 5x from both sides.
27x=-40
Combine 32x and -5x to get 27x.
x=\frac{-40}{27}
Divide both sides by 27.
x=-\frac{40}{27}
Fraction \frac{-40}{27} can be rewritten as -\frac{40}{27} by extracting the negative sign.