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35x+210-70x=170
Use the distributive property to multiply 70 by 3-x.
-35x+210=170
Combine 35x and -70x to get -35x.
-35x=170-210
Subtract 210 from both sides.
-35x=-40
Subtract 210 from 170 to get -40.
x=\frac{-40}{-35}
Divide both sides by -35.
x=\frac{8}{7}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-40}{-35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.