How do you solve $16-5k=24+3k$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-20T07:04:30

$color(brown)(k = -1$

$16 - 5k = 24 + 3k$

$16 - 24 = 3k + 5k, "(rearranging like terms)"$

$8k = -8$

$k = -8 / 8 = -1$

How do you solve 16-5k=24+3k16-5k=24+3k?