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Hello!
Here's how to solve for x.
27=17+2x
Our first step is to subtract 17 from both sides, leaving us with
27-17=17(-17)+2x --- > 10=2x
We then divide both sides by 2 to isolate x!
10/2=2x/2
10 divided by 2 gives us 5 meaning that x=5
[tex]x = 5[/tex]
move variable to left side and change its sign
[tex]27 = 17 + 2x[/tex]
to
(you also move the constant to the right and change its sign)
[tex] - 2x = 17 - 27[/tex]
and then calculate the operation in this case you find the difference
[tex] - 2x= 17 - 27 = - 10 \\ - 2x = - 10[/tex]
you then divide both sides of the equation by -2 since the inverse operation of multiplying is division
[tex]x = 5[/tex]
:) hope that helps