SOLUTION: what does x equal when 16x-7=8x+17

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Question 938433: what does x equal when 16x-7=8x+17
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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combine Like terms... Isolating x on one side of the = Sign
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16x-7=8x+17
8x = 24
x = 3