What is this equation in standard form 8y-16x=24

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well, since the standard form is

Ax+By=C
with A positive

just work with it till that's what you have.

8y-16x=24
-16x+8y=24
16x-8y = -24

That looks ok, but A,B,C should have no common factors. So, dividing out the 8, we have

2x-y = -3