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-2x=12-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2x=7
Subtract 5 from 12 to get 7.
x=\frac{7}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=-\frac{7}{2}
Fraction \frac{7}{-2} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{2} by extracting the negative sign.