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17+1.5x-2.75x=11
Subtract 2.75x from both sides.
17-1.25x=11
Combine 1.5x and -2.75x to get -1.25x.
-1.25x=11-17
Subtract 17 from both sides.
-1.25x=-6
Subtract 17 from 11 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{-1.25}
Divide both sides by -1.25.
x=\frac{-600}{-125}
Expand \frac{-6}{-1.25} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{24}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-600}{-125} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -25.