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What is the value of x?8x+ 12=7x + 18

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\begin{gathered} 8x+12=7x+18 \\ \text{subtract 7x from both sides} \\ 8x-7x+12=7x-7x+18 \\ x+12=18 \\ \text{subtract 12 from both sides} \\ x+12-12=18-12 \\ x=6 \end{gathered}

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