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When 4 times the number $x$ is added to $12,$ the result is $8 .$ What number results when 2 times $x$ is added to 7$?$\begin{equation}\begin{array}{l}{\text { A) }-1} \\ {\text { B) } 5} \\ {\text { C) } 8} \\ {\text { D) } 9}\end{array}\end{equation}
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