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12x-4=5x+17 please help me solve this equation other conculaters wont help

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Solve:
Add 4 to both sides
Simplify by adding the numbers
Subtract 5x from each side
Simplify by combining alike terms
Divide both sides by the same factor
Simplify by cancelling terms both in the numerator and denominator and then divide the numbers

Solution:
x=3
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