-4(x)+16= -116
You need to figure out what 'x' equals.
To find that you need to do the problem (more or less) backwards.
-116 - 16
You have to subtract '16' from '- 116'
-116 - 16 = -132
-132 / -4
Then you divide '-132' by '-4'
-132 / -4 = 33
x= 33
The problem would look like this:
-4(33)+16= -116
~The parenthesis around the '33' just mean you multiply it~