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3x+17-8x=-46
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-5x+17=-46
Combine 3x and -8x to get -5x.
-5x=-46-17
Subtract 17 from both sides.
-5x=-63
Subtract 17 from -46 to get -63.
x=\frac{-63}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{63}{5}
Fraction \frac{-63}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{63}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.