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-5x+12-5x=-5
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-10x+12=-5
Combine -5x and -5x to get -10x.
-10x=-5-12
Subtract 12 from both sides.
-10x=-17
Subtract 12 from -5 to get -17.
x=\frac{-17}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{17}{10}
Fraction \frac{-17}{-10} can be simplified to \frac{17}{10} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.