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8x-10-17x=3
Subtract 17x from both sides.
-9x-10=3
Combine 8x and -17x to get -9x.
-9x=3+10
Add 10 to both sides.
-9x=13
Add 3 and 10 to get 13.
x=\frac{13}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=-\frac{13}{9}
Fraction \frac{13}{-9} can be rewritten as -\frac{13}{9} by extracting the negative sign.