SOLUTION: If 5x - 17 = -x + 7, then x =4

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Question 824040: If 5x - 17 = -x + 7, then x =4
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Add 17 and x to both sides. You are now left with 6x=24 so divide both sides by 6 to cancel out that coefficient. You are now left with x=4.