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−7x−12=−61 what is x

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7 equals to X.

Explanation:

First, we want to isolate the x. I will add the 12 on each side(inverse operations) and the equation is now -7x=-49. Now we will divide the -7 on each side(again, inverse operations), and we get 7 as an answer. I hope this helped.-Emily

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