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1000\left(x-10\right)+2000\left(x-12\right)=0\times 2
Multiply both sides of the equation by 34000.
1000x-10000+2000\left(x-12\right)=0\times 2
Use the distributive property to multiply 1000 by x-10.
1000x-10000+2000x-24000=0\times 2
Use the distributive property to multiply 2000 by x-12.
3000x-10000-24000=0\times 2
Combine 1000x and 2000x to get 3000x.
3000x-34000=0\times 2
Subtract 24000 from -10000 to get -34000.
3000x-34000=0
Multiply 0 and 2 to get 0.
3000x=34000
Add 34000 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
x=\frac{34000}{3000}
Divide both sides by 3000.
x=\frac{34}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{34000}{3000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 1000.