Step 1 :\(12 + x = -3(4 - x)\)
Step 2 :\(12 + x = -12 + 3x\)
Step 3 :\(2x = 24\)
Step 4 :\(\boxed{x = 12}\)
Step 5 :\(20x - 16 = 4x + 4\)
Step 6 :\(16x = 20\)
Step 7 :\(\boxed{x = \frac{5}{4}}\)
Step 8 :\(0.3(6x - 5) = -1.5 + 0.3(6x - 5)\)
Step 9 :\(\text{The equation has many solutions when it is an identity.}\)