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i dont understand how we got 16

Answer provided by our tutors

6x+7=5(x+4)+3

6x + 7 = 5x + 20 + 3

6x + 7 = 5x + 23

We move all the variables to the left side and all the numbers to the right side of the equation:

6x - 5x = 23 - 7

x = 16

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