Question

What is x?

3x + 2 = 17

Answer 1

x=5 i need more characters to answer this

Answer 2

3x+2=17


Subtract 2 by both sides

3x+2=17
-2 -2

3x=15

Divide it by three by both sides

Therefore your answer is going to be 5 because if you want to check do 3(5) and it will equal to 15