How do you solve $22x+70=17x-95$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-04T16:27:50

$x = -33$

You need to re-arrange the terms of the equation to have the variables on one side and the numbers on the other.

$22x+70 = 17x-95" "larr$ subtract $17x$ from each side

$22x+70 -17x = 17x-95 -17x$

$5x +70-70 = -95-70" "larr$ subtract $70$ from each side

$5x = -165" "larr div 5$

$x = -33$

How do you solve 22x+70=17x-9522x+70=17x-95?