SOLUTION: please help me understand what to do with the following question. 4x-12x+27=0

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Question 449168: please help me understand what to do with the following question.
4x-12x+27=0
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

Solving by doing allowable operations

I.  Combine Like terms

II. Isolate 'unknown x' on one side of the equation

III.  read the value of x

  4x-12x+27=0    

   -8x = -27  |subtracting 27 from both sides of EQ

     x = 27/8  or 3 3/8