17x-10=12xsolve for x.

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we perform the same operation on each side to place the x's on the same side

$\begin{gathered} 17x-17x-10=12x-17x \\ 0x-10=(12-17)x \\ -10=-5x \end{gathered}$
$\begin{gathered} (-10)/(-5)=(-5x)/(-5) \\ 2=x \end{gathered}$

the value of x is 2

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