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5x+23-7x=-12
Subtract 7x from both sides.
-2x+23=-12
Combine 5x and -7x to get -2x.
-2x=-12-23
Subtract 23 from both sides.
-2x=-35
Subtract 23 from -12 to get -35.
x=\frac{-35}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=\frac{35}{2}
Fraction \frac{-35}{-2} can be simplified to \frac{35}{2} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.