Question

1. Solve 17 - x = 1 + 3x

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = 4$

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Add x to both sides.

$17 = 1 + 3x + x$

2) Simplify 1 + 3x + x to 1 + 4x.

$17 = 1 + 4x$

3) Subtract 1 from both sides.

$17 - 1 = 4x$

4) Simplify 17 - 1 to 16.

$16 = 4x$

5) Divide both sides by 4.

$\frac{16}{4} = x$

6) Simplify 16/4 to 4.

$4 = x$

7) Switch sides.

$x = 4$

Therefor, the answer is x = 4.

Answer 2

X = 8

We’ll combine like terms by getting all the x terms on the right, all the digits on the left.

16 = 2x
Divide both sides by 2
x = 8