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Solve for x in the following equation:

5x - 8 = 12

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To solve for x, we need to isolate x on one side of the equation by performing the same operation on both sides of the equation.
In this case, we can add 8 to both sides to get rid of the -8:

5x - 8 + 8 = 12 + 8
5x = 20

Now, we divide both sides by 5 to solve for x:

5x/5 = 20/5
x = 4

So the solution to the equation is x = 4.