document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916895>Question 916895</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -12-x=8-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     +x=8+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12=8-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -12=8-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -8  -8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-20= -2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X= 10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #556378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=556378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are you trying to solve for x?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just simply using inverse operations and some commutative property of \"addition\".  Addition and multplication properties of equality govern every step, other than some included commutativity properties. </SPAN>\n" );
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