Answer
$x=6$
Work Step by Step
$16=3(x-1)-(x-7)$
$16=3x-3-x+7$
$16=2x+4$
(Bring pronumerals to the left and numbers to the right)
$-2x=4-16$
$-2x=-12$
$x=6$
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