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What is the value of x?

What is the value of x?-example-1

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15+12x=13x+5
-5 -12x -12x-5
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10. =1x
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X=10
User Adrian Antunez
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Explanation:

15+12x=13x+5

we move all terms to the left :

15+12x-(13x+5)=0

We get rid of parentheses

12x-13x-5+15=0

We add all the numbers together , and all the variables

-1x+10=0

We move all terms containing x to the left , all other terms to the right

-x = -10

x = -10/-1

x= +10

What is the value of x?-example-1
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