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How do you solve 2x equals 5x-12?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 4/28/2022

2x = 5x - 12

First step is to move all the like terms to one side of the equation

2x (-5x) = -12

-3x = -12

Next, we can divide both sides by -3 to get rid of the -3 on the left side

(-3x)/-3 = (-12)/-3

x = 4

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