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12x+2=36x-16
Combine 53x and -41x to get 12x.
12x+2-36x=-16
Subtract 36x from both sides.
-24x+2=-16
Combine 12x and -36x to get -24x.
-24x=-16-2
Subtract 2 from both sides.
-24x=-18
Subtract 2 from -16 to get -18.
x=\frac{-18}{-24}
Divide both sides by -24.
x=\frac{3}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-18}{-24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -6.