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12-6x+4=1-\left(x-3\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by 2-x.
16-6x=1-\left(x-3\right)
Add 12 and 4 to get 16.
16-6x=1-x-\left(-3\right)
To find the opposite of x-3, find the opposite of each term.
16-6x=1-x+3
The opposite of -3 is 3.
16-6x=4-x
Add 1 and 3 to get 4.
16-6x+x=4
Add x to both sides.
16-5x=4
Combine -6x and x to get -5x.
-5x=4-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-5x=-12
Subtract 16 from 4 to get -12.
x=\frac{-12}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{12}{5}
Fraction \frac{-12}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{12}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.