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Simplify:
25 x 5 - 4x 17 +16=8 - 7

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25x5-4x17+16=8-7


First multiply the numbers:

125-68x+16=1


Add

141-68x=1


Move the constant and change the sign

-68x=1-141


Calculate

X = 35/17 (or x = 2 1/17
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(25x5= 125 - 4= 121 x 17 = 2,057 + 16 = 2,073 - 8 - 7 = 2,058
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