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50-34-2x=24
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by 17+x.
16-2x=24
Subtract 34 from 50 to get 16.
-2x=24-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-2x=8
Subtract 16 from 24 to get 8.
x=\frac{8}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=-4
Divide 8 by -2 to get -4.