Answer:
x = 28
Explanation:
Here's my work,
So what to do first, we add 4 on both sides like so...
1/4x + 17 = x -4
+4 +4
1/4x + 21 = x
Now to simplify, and isolate the variable.
1/4x + 21 = x
-1/4x -1/4x
21 = .75x
Here we can finally divide. 21/.75 is 28 and .75x/.75 is x that means we are left with,
28 = x
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