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5x<17-12
Subtract 12 from both sides.
5x<5
Subtract 12 from 17 to get 5.
x<\frac{5}{5}
Divide both sides by 5. Since 5 is positive, the inequality direction remains the same.
x<1
Divide 5 by 5 to get 1.