Five times the sum of a number and 12 is 32 less than 4 times the number, What is the number ?
x = the number
5(x + 12) = 4x - 32 {five times sum of number and 12 is 32 less than 4 times number}
5x + 60 = 4x - 32 {used distributive property}
x = -92 {subtracted 4x and subtracted 60 from each side}
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