Question

What is the value of x in this number sentence? 32 = 17 + x

Answer 1

32 = 17 + x
32 - 17 = x
15 = x

Answer 2

32  = 17 + x
To find our answer, the value of x, we only have to substract 17 from both sides. This gives us the following
15 = x
x = 15
So the value of x in this number sentence is 15