so 14 times 24=16+13x-25 using the commutative prpoerty which says a+b=b+a movet th terms around and add like terms 14 times 24=16-25+13x do multipication first 14 times 24=336 add like terms 336=16-25+13x 336=-9+13x add 9 to both sides 345=13x divide both sides by 13 26 and 7/13=x or aprox 26.5385=x
