What is the value of x in this number sentence?

32 = 17 + x

32 = 17 + x

To find our answer, the value of x, we only have to substract 17 from both sides. This gives us the following

15 = x

x = 15

So the value of x in this number sentence is 15

32 = 17 + x

32 - 17 = x

15 = x