How do you solve $2 x = 5 x - 12$ $2x = 5x -12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-21T14:27:28

$x = 4$ $x=4$

we get by adding $12$ $12$ on both sides

$12 + 2 x = 5 x$ $12+2x=5x$
subtracting $2 x$ $2x$ on both sides
$12 = 3 x$ $12=3x$

so $x = 4$ $x=4$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-09T23:16:58

$x = 4$ $x=4$

First solve for $x$ $x$ by subtracting $5 x$ $5x$ from both sides:

$- 3 x = - 12$ $-3x=-12$

To make things a little bit nicer, multiply both sides by $- 1$ $-1$ :

$3 x = 12$ $3x=12$

Then solve for $x$ $x$ by dividing both sides by $3$ $3$ :

$x = 4$ $x=4$

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