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17x+1=7x-2
Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.
17x+1-7x=-2
Subtract 7x from both sides.
10x+1=-2
Combine 17x and -7x to get 10x.
10x=-2-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
10x=-3
Subtract 1 from -2 to get -3.
x=\frac{-3}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=-\frac{3}{10}
Fraction \frac{-3}{10} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{10} by extracting the negative sign.