Question

Which of the following equations could be used to solve the given equation?

Answer 1

The answer is 16x+9=4x

Answer 2

In order to solve the given equation above, what we are going to do is just to simplify it first.
So, add or minus the values with common units.
9x + 7x and +26 - 17, so this would be 16x + 9.
Next, 2x + 5x - 3x would be 4x.
So the final answer would be 16x + 9 = 4x. The answer is the second option. Hope this explanation helps. Let me know if you need more help next time.