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3x/4=x+8/12 PLEASE SOMEONE HELP

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(3x)/(4)=(x+8)/(12)\ \ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\3x\cdot12=4(x+8)\\\\36x=4x+32\ \ \ \ \ \ |subtract\ 4x\ from\ both\ sides\\\\32x=32\ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 32\\\\\boxed{x=1}
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