So, I've written down
22x+70=17x-95
and I think you would add together 22 and 17, to get 39x right? and then you would subtract 70 from the -95 and get that number and solve, correct?
Yes that is correct, you have to make sure you get the terms with x on one side and the numbers on the other side, so that is called collecing like terms. Like meaning same.
You are correct by solving which is the next step.
To solve the equation 22x + 70 = 17x - 95, you need to combine like terms and isolate the variable x.
Step 1: Combine like terms on each side of the equation.
On the left side, you have 22x and on the right side, you have 17x. To combine them, subtract 17x from both sides of the equation:
22x - 17x + 70 = 17x - 17x - 95
Simplifying this equation gives you:
5x + 70 = -95
Step 2: Isolate the variable x.
To isolate x, you want to get rid of the constant term on the left side of the equation. To do that, you need to subtract 70 from both sides:
5x + 70 - 70 = -95 - 70
This simplifies to:
5x = -165
Step 3: Solve for x.
To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 5:
5x/5 = -165/5
The equation becomes:
x = -33
Therefore, the solution to the equation 22x + 70 = 17x - 95 is x = -33.