How do you solve $4 x + 7 - 5 x = 12$ $4x+7 - 5x = 12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T19:25:10

$- 5$ $-5$ is the answer

$4 x + 7 - 5 x = 12$ $4x+7−5x=12$

Step 1: Combine like terms.
$- x + 7 = 12$ $-x+7=12$

Step 2: Subtract
$- x = 5$ $-x=5$

Step 3: Divide
$x = - 5$ $x=-5$

How do you solve 4x+7−5x=124x+7 - 5x = 12 ?