SOLUTION: THe sum of 12 divided by a numuber and 7 is 10 how to write this 12/x +7 =10

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Question 308900: THe sum of 12 divided by a numuber and 7 is 10
how to write this 12/x +7 =10
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Yes, it's written correctly. What's needed?
If you want to solve x subtract 7 from both sides and multiply both sides by x to get:
12=3x Now divide by 3 and we get:
x=4
Make sense?
RJ
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