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document.write( " -12 + 3x = 5 -x -1     ||Removing the parenthesis
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document.write( " -12+ 4x  = 5-1         || Adding x to both sides, so variable is on one side
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document.write( "     4x  = 16          || Adding 12 to both sides and combining 
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document.write( "       x = 4           || dividing both sides by 4 \n" );
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