Simplifying
12x + -4y = 5
Solving
12x + -4y = 5
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '4y' to each side of the equation.
12x + -4y + 4y = 5 + 4y
Combine like terms: -4y + 4y = 0
12x + 0 = 5 + 4y
12x = 5 + 4y
Divide each side by '12'.
x = 0.4166666667 + 0.3333333333y
Simplifying
x = 0.4166666667 + 0.3333333333y