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What is 12x - 5 = 127

What is 12x - 5 = 127-example-1

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Here is your equation:


12x-5=127

You're trying to find x, and to do that, the variable must be alone. That means you need to cancel out everything with it. The only thing with the variable 12x is -5. To cancel that out, you have to do the opposite of it, which is +5. Add 5 to both sides.


12x-5+5=127+5 \\12x=132

12x(12 times x) is equal to 132. You need to find x. You have to do the opposite of times 12, which is divide by 12. Divide both sides by 12.


(12x)/(12) = (132)/(12) \\ \\x=11

Your answer is x is equal to 11 ; x = 11

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