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5x+24-12x=-40
Subtract 12x from both sides.
-7x+24=-40
Combine 5x and -12x to get -7x.
-7x=-40-24
Subtract 24 from both sides.
-7x=-64
Subtract 24 from -40 to get -64.
x=\frac{-64}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
x=\frac{64}{7}
Fraction \frac{-64}{-7} can be simplified to \frac{64}{7} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.