Question

Make a copy of this document for yourself. Solve each problem. Remember to combine like terms and use inverse operations when necessary. Get the variable by itself.

Answer 1

c = 5

Explanation:

`2c -7c +8 =-17\\Collect- like- terms\\2c-7c=-17-8\\Simplify\\-5c = -25\\Divide-both-sides-of-the-equation-by -5\\(-5c)/(-5) = (-25)/(-5) \\\\c = 5`

Answer 2

the answer is 5.

given, 2c-7c+8=-17

or, -5c=-17-5

or, c=-25/-5

therefore the value of c is 5...