Question

Solve for x: 27=17+2x

Answer 1

`x = 5`
move variable to left side and change its sign

`27 = 17 + 2x`
to
(you also move the constant to the right and change its sign)

`- 2x = 17 - 27`
and then calculate the operation in this case you find the difference

`- 2x= 17 - 27 = - 10 \\ - 2x = - 10`
you then divide both sides of the equation by -2 since the inverse operation of multiplying is division

`x = 5`
:) hope that helps

Answer 2

Hello!

Here's how to solve for x.

27=17+2x

Our first step is to subtract 17 from both sides, leaving us with

27-17=17(-17)+2x --- > 10=2x

We then divide both sides by 2 to isolate x!

10/2=2x/2

10 divided by 2 gives us 5 meaning that x=5