21x+6=17x-26 What is x?

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x is an unknown number which you have to find by doing the following:

21x+6=17x-26

get the letters on one side and the numbers on the other side

21x-17x=-26-6

simplify by collecting like terms

4x=-32

find the value of x by dividing by 4

x=-8

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