Question

What must you do to keep the equation x + 5 = 12 balanced?

Answer 1

Subtract 5 from both sides

x = 7

Explanation:

x + 5 = 12 Subtract 5 from both sides

x + 5 - 5 = 12 - 5

x = 7

Answer 2

see below

Explanation:

make x = 7