8x - 2 - 5x + 7 = __x + __Fill in the blanks

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Given

8x - 2 - 5x + 7 = __x + __

Fill in the blanks to get an equation that has no solutions

$\begin{gathered} 8x-2-5x+7 \\ \text{collect the like terms} \\ 8x-5x-2+7 \\ 3x+5 \end{gathered}$

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