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An equation has an infinite number of solutions if the left and right sides are identical. Let's simplify them both and then decide the value of ?.

Left hand side:


5(x-4)+? = 5x - 20 + ?

Right hand side:


1+12x-21 = 12x-20

So, both sides have a numeric part of -20. We can use the "?" value to make sure that the literal part is the same as well. So, we want


5x+? = 12x \iff ? = 12x-5x = 7x

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