Step 1 :\(2x - 5 = 7\)
Step 2 :\(2x = 12\)
Step 3 :\(x = 6\)
Step 4 :\(3x + 12 = 8\)
Step 5 :\(3x = -4\)
Step 6 :\(x = -\frac{4}{3}\)
Step 7 :\(7(x - 5) = 21\)
Step 8 :\(7x - 35 = 21\)
Step 9 :\(7x = 56\)
Step 10 :\(x = 8\)
Step 11 :\(\frac{x - 3}{2} = 12\)
Step 12 :\(x - 3 = 24\)
Step 13 :\(x = 27\)
Step 14 :\(\boxed{6}\)
Step 15 :\(\boxed{-\frac{4}{3}}\)
Step 16 :\(\boxed{8}\)
Step 17 :\(\boxed{27}\)