solve for x8x-15=17
8x-15=17 now to get rid of the 15 simply add 15 to each sides like so8x-15=17 +15|+15 0 | 32then bring down 8x and 32, then you have to divide 8 on both sides to get rid of 8 and have x and divide 8 and 32 and then you get x \(\frac{8x}{-8}\) | \(\frac{32}{8}\) x = 4