SOLUTION: if x-17=25 then x= what?

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Question 608812: if x-17=25 then x= what?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, ewatrrr:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-17=25
add 17 to both sides
x-17+17 = 25+17
x=42

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi

x-17=25

x-17 +17 = 25+17   |Adding 17 to both sides of the = sign, to isolate x

  x = 42