document.write( "Question 63322: 3x + 17 - 5x = 12 - (6x + 3) \n" ); document.write( "

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3X+17-5X=12-(6X+3)
\n" ); document.write( "3X-5X+17=12-6X-3
\n" ); document.write( "-2X+6X=-17+12-3
\n" ); document.write( "4X=-8
\n" ); document.write( "X=-8/4
\n" ); document.write( "X=-2
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "3*-2+17-5*-2=12-(6*-2+3)
\n" ); document.write( "-6+17+10=12-(-12+3)
\n" ); document.write( "21=12+12-3
\n" ); document.write( "21=21 \n" ); document.write( "

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