$$ \begin{aligned} 18(5j-11) &= 47j+17&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]90j-198 &= 47j+17&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 47j } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -198 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]90j-47j &= 17+198&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]43j &= 215&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 43 $ } \\[1 em]j &= \frac{215}{43}&& \\[1 em]j &= 5&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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