SOLUTION: (3x-4) - (5x-8) = -(x+12) - 6x + 1 solve equation

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Question 372749: (3x-4) - (5x-8) = -(x+12) - 6x + 1 solve equation
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(3x-4) - (5x-8) = -(x+12) - 6x + 1 |expand

3x -4 -5x + 8 = -x - 12 -6x + 1 |collect

-2x + 4 = -7x -11 |+7x-4

5x = -15 |divide by 5

x = -3