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Algebra.Com's Answer #332750 by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"-12%28x-12%29=-9%281%2B7x%29\"$ divide by (-3)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%28x-12%29=3%281%2B7x%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x-48=3%2B21x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x-21x=3%2B48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-17x=51\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=51%2F%28-17%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-3\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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