$$ \begin{aligned} 12 &= \frac{4}{5}x&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 5 }. \\[1 em]5\cdot12 &= 5 \cdot \frac{4}{5}x&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]60 &= 4x&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]4x &= 60&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 4 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{60}{4}&& \\[1 em]x &= 15&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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