Question

17=-13-8x

step by step?

Answer 1

17

=

−

13

−

8

x

Rewrite the equation as

−

13

−

8

x

=

17

.

−

13

−

8

x

=

17

Move all terms not containing

x

to the right side of the equation.

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−

8

x

=

30

Divide each term by

−

8

and simplify.

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x

=

−

15

4

Answer 2

And 13 to both sides to get 30 on the left
Divide by -8 to get -3.75