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12-5x-5=17
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by x+1.
7-5x=17
Subtract 5 from 12 to get 7.
-5x=17-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-5x=10
Subtract 7 from 17 to get 10.
x=\frac{10}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-2
Divide 10 by -5 to get -2.