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12-4x=7\left(2x-5\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 3-x.
12-4x=14x-35
Use the distributive property to multiply 7 by 2x-5.
12-4x-14x=-35
Subtract 14x from both sides.
12-18x=-35
Combine -4x and -14x to get -18x.
-18x=-35-12
Subtract 12 from both sides.
-18x=-47
Subtract 12 from -35 to get -47.
x=\frac{-47}{-18}
Divide both sides by -18.
x=\frac{47}{18}
Fraction \frac{-47}{-18} can be simplified to \frac{47}{18} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.