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madisonnelson1432
Simplify both sides of the equation and then isolate the variable

x=8
Brainiac97

If 16/48 =2x/48, then x equals 8.

2*8 equals 16, so you can substitute the 8 in for x. By doing this, it would look like this:

16/48 = 2(8)/48 or 16/48 = 16/48, which is a true statement.