17 + 2 x = 31 − 5 x 2 x + 5 x = 31 − 17 7 x = 14 x = 7 14 = 2
To solve the equation 17 + 2 x = 31 − 5 x , we rearranged the terms to isolate x . After simplifying the equation, we found that x = 2 . The answer is verified by substituting back into the original equation.
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