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The expression is $\"\"$ .

Division property of equality: $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by – 17)

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) \ \

$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$

Check:

Check the solution by substituting $\"\"$ in the original equation.

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ .