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11 votes
11 votes
Solve

x - 5 = 12


x = 17


x = 7

User Nicolas Dumazet
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2 Answers

20 votes
20 votes

Answer:

x = 17

Explanation:

To solve for 'x' we would have to preform inverse operations.

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x - 5 = 12\\\rule{150}{0.5}\\x -5 + 5 = 12 + 5\\\\\boxed{x = 17}

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Hope this helps!

User Chhenni
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14 votes
14 votes

Answer:

x = 17

Explanation:

x - 5 = 12

Add 5 to both sides

x = 17

User Heaphach
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