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\[ 30 - \frac{16}{2} + 8 = 30 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{30}{1}\), \(\frac{-16}{2}\), and \(\frac{8}{1}\) is \(2\). \[ \begin{aligned} 30 - \frac{16}{2} + 8 &= \frac{30 \cdot 2}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{-16 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 1} + \frac{8 \cdot 2}{1 \cdot 2} \\ &= \frac{60 + -16 + 16}{2} \\ &= \frac{60}{2} \\&= 30 \end{aligned} \]