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How do you find the value of 5x-7=7x-17? Is it x=5?

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AL2006
You're not finding the value of  5x-7=7x-17 .
You're finding the value of 'x' that makes that statement true.

Apparently, you carried out the correct procedure, and you did it correctly.
'x' is in fact  5 .