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12-5x-4kx=y solve for x

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12-5x-4kx=y :x


-5x-4kx=y-12


-x(5+4k)=y-12


-x= (y-12)/(5+4k)


x=- (y-12)/(5+4k)
User Daye
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12 - 5x - 4kx = y.....subtract 12 from each side
-5x - 4kx = y - 12....factor out x on the left
x(-5 - 4k) = y - 12 ...divide both sides by -5 - 4k
x = (y - 12) / (-5 - 4k) or x = (-y + 12) / (4k + 5) <==
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