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12x+10+5x+31 what is x

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Answer:

-2.41

Explanation:

rearrange:

12x + 10 + 5x + 31

Or

12x + 5x + 10 + 31

Simplify and set that is = to zero so we can isolate x

17x + 41 = 0

To solve for x, we can isolate x on one side of the equation by subtracting 41 from both sides:

17x = -41

Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides by 17:

x = -41/17

therefore, x is equal to approximately -2.41 when we plug it back into the original equation:

12x + 10 + 5x + 31 = 0

12(-2.41) + 10 + 5(-2.41) + 31 = 0

-28.92 + 10 - 12.05 + 31 = 0

0 (which is true)

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