<PRE><B>Question 4058</B>
Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses:
-12-4x+5=4x+12

Combine like terms on the left side:
-7 - 4x = 4x + 12

Get all variable terms on left side by adding -4x to each side:
-7 - 4x - 4x= 4x - 4x + 12
       
-7 - 8x = 12

Next get all number terms to the right side by adding +7 to each side

-7 +7 - 8x = 12 + 7
    
   -8x = 19   

To solve for x, divide both sides by -8, final answer is 
     x = -19/8</PRE>