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4\left(3-4x\right)=70\left(12+16\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 5.
12-16x=70\left(12+16\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 3-4x.
12-16x=70\times 28
Add 12 and 16 to get 28.
12-16x=1960
Multiply 70 and 28 to get 1960.
-16x=1960-12
Subtract 12 from both sides.
-16x=1948
Subtract 12 from 1960 to get 1948.
x=\frac{1948}{-16}
Divide both sides by -16.
x=-\frac{487}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{1948}{-16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.