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x\times 5+3=-16x
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.
x\times 5+3+16x=0
Add 16x to both sides.
21x+3=0
Combine x\times 5 and 16x to get 21x.
21x=-3
Subtract 3 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-3}{21}
Divide both sides by 21.
x=-\frac{1}{7}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-3}{21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.