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-17\times 31=170x\left(-\frac{15}{17}\right)+10\times 64+170x\times \frac{3}{5}
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 170x, the least common multiple of 10x,17,17x,5.
-527=170x\left(-\frac{15}{17}\right)+10\times 64+170x\times \frac{3}{5}
Multiply -17 and 31 to get -527.
-527=-150x+10\times 64+170x\times \frac{3}{5}
Multiply 170 and -\frac{15}{17} to get -150.
-527=-150x+640+170x\times \frac{3}{5}
Multiply 10 and 64 to get 640.
-527=-150x+640+102x
Multiply 170 and \frac{3}{5} to get 102.
-527=-48x+640
Combine -150x and 102x to get -48x.
-48x+640=-527
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-48x=-527-640
Subtract 640 from both sides.
-48x=-1167
Subtract 640 from -527 to get -1167.
x=\frac{-1167}{-48}
Divide both sides by -48.
x=\frac{389}{16}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-1167}{-48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.