Without the use of brackets, the question is ambiguous
If you meant it the way you typed it....
z - 12/3 = 4
z - 4 = 4
z = 8
if you meant
(z-12)/3 = 4
multiply both sides by 3
z - 12 = 12
z = 24
You decide.
Z-12 / 3=4
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