Question

Three more than one half a number is the same as seventeen minus the times the number

Answer 1

`x-searched\ number\\\\(1)/(2)x+3=17-3x\\(1)/(2)x+3x=17-3\\3(1)/(2)x=14\\x=4`

Answer 2

(n/2)+3=-17n

(n/2)+17n=-3

17.5n=-3

(35*n)/2=-3

35n=-6

n=(-6)/35