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32x+16x+24=5x-4+3x
Multiply both sides of the equation by 8.
48x+24=5x-4+3x
Combine 32x and 16x to get 48x.
48x+24=8x-4
Combine 5x and 3x to get 8x.
48x+24-8x=-4
Subtract 8x from both sides.
40x+24=-4
Combine 48x and -8x to get 40x.
40x=-4-24
Subtract 24 from both sides.
40x=-28
Subtract 24 from -4 to get -28.
x=\frac{-28}{40}
Divide both sides by 40.
x=-\frac{7}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-28}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.