(x+12)23-(2x-3)+16=12+5x-1
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X = -16.75

Step-by-step explanation:

Distribute.

(x + 12)23 = 23x + 276

12 + 5x -1 = 11 + 5x

Combine like terms.

23x - 2x - 5x = 16x

11 - (276 + 3+16 ) = -284

16x = -284

x = -17.75

The percentage of the plants that are grasses is 83%

Step-by-step explanation:

Seventeen percent of the plants in the greenhouse are broad leaf plants and the rest are grasses

The total number of grasses and broad leaf plants in the greenhouse is 100%. Therefore,

The percentage of the plants that are grasses would be

100% - 17% = 83%