Answer
x=-12
Explanation
Move the terms
-17-2x=7
Add the numbers
-2x=24
Divide both sides of the equation by -2
x=-12
Hope this helps:)
To find q + 3, you need to answer this first:
What is 5-3?
5-3=2.
q would be equal to 2.
so now we have something like this:
1
_ ( 2 + 3) =5
3
X= 7/93 or roughly 0.07526...