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What is the solution to this equation 5x-x+12+2x-7=10

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6x-7=10
6x=17
x=2.833

hopefully it works. first collect like terms and then substitute before dividing for x
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5x-x+12+2x-7=10\\ 6x=5\\ x=(5)/(6)
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