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Solved by pluggable solver: Linear Equation Solver

$\"-7x%2B20=-17x-10\"$ Start with the given equation.

$\"-7x=-17x-10-20\"$ Subtract $\"20\"$ from both sides.

$\"-7x%2B17x=-10-20\"$ Add $\"17x\"$ to both sides.

$\"10x=-10-20\"$ Combine like terms on the left side.

$\"10x=-30\"$ Combine like terms on the right side.

$\"x=%28-30%29%2F%2810%29\"$ Divide both sides by $\"10\"$ to isolate $\"x\"$ .

$\"x=-3\"$ Reduce.

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So the solution is $\"x=-3\"$

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