SOLUTION: x-7+2=12

Question 100108: x-7+2=12
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-7+2=12
x-5=12 [combine like-terms if possible]
x-5+5=12+5 [isolate the unknown variable (x)]
x=17
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Check by plugging (x=17) back into the original equation and solving:
x-7+2=12
17-7+2=12
10+2=12
12=12 [checks out]
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