Bert and Ernie are looking at their paper clip collections. Bert has 5 paper clips for every 3 paper clips that Ernie has. If Bert gives Ernie 12 paper clips, they will have the same number of paper clips. How many paper clips does Bert have?

these sign is used to tell weather the number is greater or less than the number   <   or >     but this sign means its equal =    

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step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

an equation by definition has to have two or more variables (x and 2 in this case)