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Thirty four divided by x is the same as 17

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the answer is x = 2

34/x = 17

multiply both sides by x

34/x x = 17x

multply 34/x

and it gives you 34 = 17x

then switch sides 17x = 34

divide both sides by 17

17x/17 34/17

and that gives you x = 2

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