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12x+6-3=5x
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 4x+2.
12x+3=5x
Subtract 3 from 6 to get 3.
12x+3-5x=0
Subtract 5x from both sides.
7x+3=0
Combine 12x and -5x to get 7x.
7x=-3
Subtract 3 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-3}{7}
Divide both sides by 7.
x=-\frac{3}{7}
Fraction \frac{-3}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{7} by extracting the negative sign.