What is the value of x?

x-16=8

x - 16 = 8

Add 16 to both sides.

x - 16 + 16 = 8 + 16

x = 24

To find the value of x in the equation x - 16 = 8, we need to get x on one side and the numbers on the other side. We can do this by removing the number on the side with x.

x - 16 = 8

We can remove - 16 by adding 16 to each side (because - 16 + 16 - 0)

x - 16 + 16 = 8 + 16

x = 24