Question
$$4x+5 = 2x+17$$
Answer
$$ x = 6 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 4x+5 &= 2x+17&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 5 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]4x-2x &= 17-5&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]2x &= 12&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{12}{2}&& \\[1 em]x &= 6&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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