SOLUTION: how do you find out the x in this equation 4x+6+3=17

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Question 724669: how do you find out the x in this equation
4x+6+3=17
Answer by clueless16(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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add all like terms first,
so 6+3=9
equation now looks like: 4x+9=17
you than subtract 9 from both sides : 9-9 17-9
that equals 8
so 4x=8
divde both sides by 4
x=2