2x=34
2 x = 34 divide both sides of the equation by 2
x = 17
When we are doing problems like this, we have to get x by itself. To get x by itself we have to divide both sides by 2 to get x=17. We can check our work by inputting x for 17 and multiplying by 2 to get 34 and we know that 34=34, so x=17.
