Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

2x+7=-17+10x
Subtract 9 from -8 to get -17.
2x+7-10x=-17
Subtract 10x from both sides.
-8x+7=-17
Combine 2x and -10x to get -8x.
-8x=-17-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-8x=-24
Subtract 7 from -17 to get -24.
x=\frac{-24}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=3
Divide -24 by -8 to get 3.