Question
$$8x+17 = 2x+35$$
Answer
$$ x = 3 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 8x+17 &= 2x+35&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 17 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]8x-2x &= 35-17&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]6x &= 18&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 6 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{18}{6}&& \\[1 em]x &= 3&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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