Question

Can you help with #17

Answer 1

$17 = \frac{(2x + 4) + (8x - 50)}{2}= \frac{10x - 46}{2}$

so

$17 \times 2 = 10x - 46$

$34 + 46 = 10x$

$\frac{80}{10} = x$

$8 = x$