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I assume you mean 3x - 8 = 12 - x
if we move the x's to one side and the numbers to the other side:
3x - 8 + x = 12 - x + x
4x - 8 = 12
4x - 8 + 8= 12 +8
4x = 20
4x/4 = 20/4
x = 5
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