Answer: The required solution to the given equation is x = -5.
Step-by-step explanation: We are given to find the solution to the following linear equation :
[tex]-16x=80~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)[/tex]
To solve the given equation, we should divide both the sides of the equation by -16.
From equation (i), we get
[tex]-16x=80\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{-16x}{-16}=\dfrac{80}{-16}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[\textup{dividing both sides by -16}]\\\\\Rightarrow x=-5.[/tex]
Thus, the required solution to the given equation is x = -5.
