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41+x=4\left(x+4\right)
Add 5 and 36 to get 41.
41+x=4x+16
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x+4.
41+x-4x=16
Subtract 4x from both sides.
41-3x=16
Combine x and -4x to get -3x.
-3x=16-41
Subtract 41 from both sides.
-3x=-25
Subtract 41 from 16 to get -25.
x=\frac{-25}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{25}{3}
Fraction \frac{-25}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{25}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.