Solve x*0.5+(20-x)*1=16

$$x \times 0.5 + ( 20 - x ) \times 1 = 16$$

Solve for x

$$x=8$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Use the distributive property to multiply 20-x by 1.

$$x\times 0.5+20-x=16$$

Combine x\times 0.5 and -x to get -0.5x.

$$-0.5x+20=16$$

Subtract 20 from both sides.

$$-0.5x=16-20$$

Subtract 20 from 16 to get -4.

$$-0.5x=-4$$

Divide both sides by -0.5.

$$x=\frac{-4}{-0.5}$$

Expand \frac{-4}{-0.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{-40}{-5}$$

Divide -40 by -5 to get 8.

$$x=8$$