Answer:
Shoot I don't know but this is as far as I got until I got confused.
Explanation:
17b + bx = 24x - a
-17b = - 17b
-24x = -24x
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-24x + bx = -17b - a
-24x + bx/b = -17b/b - a/b
-24x + x = -17b - a/b
-23x = -17b - a/b
-23x/-23 = -17b/-23 - a/b/-23
x =