SOLUTION: -12=(1/2)x+x

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Question 978101: -12=(1/2)x+x
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-12=(1/2)x+x
Multiply both sides by 2
-24=x+2x
3x=-24
x=-8, dividing by 3.
-12=(1/2)(-4)-8, which checks.