Let's see how happy7 might have gotten this
1/2(16x - 8) = 2(x + 16) multiply both sides by 2
16x - 8 = 4(x + 16) simplify
16x - 8 = 4x + 64 add 8 to both sides
16x = 4x + 72 subtract 4x from both sides
12x = 72 divide both sides by 12
x = 6
And as happy7 has said, "That is all."
