17-2x=7x+11 x=?

x= 2/3

get x alone on one side......... remember what you do to one side must be done to the other......... add 2x to both sides and subtract 11 from both sides, solve for x.........

get x alone on one side... remember what you do to one side must be done to the other... add 2x to both sides and subtract 11 from both sides, solve for x...

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x=2/3

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17 - 2x = 7x + 11
x = 2/3

17 - 2 x = 7 x + 11

Taking x on one side,

- 2 x - 7 x = 11 - 17 ( please note the sign changes when the term is moved from right hand side to left hand side or vice-versa)

- 9 x = - 6

x = 6 / 9

x = 2 / 3

Verify:
17 - 2(2/3) = 7(2/3) + 11

left hand side

17 - 4 / 3 = (51 - 4) / 3 = 47 / 3

right hand side

7(2/3) + 11 = 14 / 3 + 11 = 47 / 3

left hand side = right hand side

17 - 2x = 7x + 11
- 9x = - 6
or
9x = 6
x = 2/3.

6 = 9x
x = 2/3

-2x + 17 = 7x + 11

We must first isolate the 'x' term.

Subtract 7x from both sides, which will give you:

-9x + 17 = 11

Subtract 17 from both sides, which will give you:

-9x = -8

Divide by 9 and you will get: x = 8/9

Combine like terms (unknowns on one side of equation and constants on the other).
Subtract 11 from both sides of the equations.
17 - 2x - 11 = 7x + 11 - 11
6 - 2x = 7x
Then subtract -2x from both sides.
6 - 2x -(-2x) = 7x - (-2x)
6 =9x
x = 6/9
x = 2/3

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get x alone on one side. Remember what you do to one side must be done to the other. Add 2x to both sides and subtract 11 from both sides, solve for x.