Solve 17x - 2 = 7x + 8

Solve 17x - 2 = 7x + 8

Subtract 7x to both sides

17x - 2 - 7x = 7x + 8 - 7x

Simplify

10x-2=8

Now, add 2 to both sides

10x - 2 + 2 = 8 + 2

Simplify

10x = 10

x = 10/10

x = 1

17x-2=7x+8

We simplify the equation to the form, which is simple to understand

17x-2=7x+8

We move all terms containing x to the left and all other terms to the right.

+17x-7x=+8+2

We simplify left and right side of the equation.

+10x=+10

We divide both sides of the equation by 10 to get x.

x=1