$\"\"$

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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Apply addition property of equality: Add $\"\"$ to each side.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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Apply commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a.

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$\"\"$

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Combine like terms using distributive property: ab + bc = a (b + c).

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$\"\"$ $\"\"$

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To add the fractions denominators must be equal.

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Find the least common denominator (LCD).

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Multiples of 4: 4,8,12,16,........

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Multiples of 8: 8,16,24,32,.....

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The least common multiple of 4 and 8 is 8.

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Rewrite each fraction with a common denominator of 8.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (LCM is 8)

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$\"\"$ (Add: 6 + 1 = 7) $\"\"$

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Apply subtraction property of equality: Subtract 16 from each side.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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Apply multiplication property of equality: Multiply each side by 8.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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Apply division property of equality: Divide each side by 7.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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The value of $\"\"$ .