-8X + 7 = 4X - 5
add -8X to both sides
7 = 12X - 5
add 5 to each side
12 = 12X
divide each side by 12
1 = X
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-8(1) + 7 = 4(1) - 5
-1 = -1
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8x+5=4x+13 4x=8 x=2 Therefore, your answer is 2.
8x-5=23+4x 8x-5-4x=23+4x-4x 4x-5=23 4x-5+5=23+5 4x=28 4x/4=28/4 x=7
4x+7-8x=17-4x+7=17-4x=10x = -5/2
8x+5=4x+17 4x=12 subtract 4x from right and 5 from left x=3 divide both sides by 4
X=5/12