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Solve for xx. \newline3x+5y=174x3x+5y=17-4x

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Q. Solve for xx. \newline3x+5y=174x3x+5y=17-4x
  1. Isolate xx: Isolate the variable xx on one side of the equation.\newlineTo do this, we will add 4x4x to both sides of the equation to move the xx terms to the left side.\newline3x+5y+4x=174x+4x3x + 5y + 4x = 17 - 4x + 4x
  2. Combine like terms: Combine like terms on both sides of the equation.\newline3x+4x+5y=173x + 4x + 5y = 17\newline7x+5y=177x + 5y = 17
  3. Move 5y5y term: Since we are solving for xx, we need to isolate xx completely. This means we need to move the 5y5y term to the other side of the equation. However, since 5y5y is not subtracted or added to xx, we can leave it as is because it does not affect the value of xx.\newline7x=175y7x = 17 - 5y
  4. Divide by 77: Divide both sides of the equation by 77 to solve for xx.x=175y7x = \frac{17 - 5y}{7}

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