Question

h - 48 + 17h = 42
h=?

Answer 1

as stated before, 17h and h can combine to what?
and then you want to add 48 to both sides and divide by the coefficient of h

Answer 2

h=1 though right

Answer 3

Can you please show us how you got that answer?

Answer 4

So 18h + 48= 42 / what?

Answer 5

\[\large h - 48 + 17h = 42\]

\[\large h + 17h = 48+42\]

\[\large 18h = 90\]

\[\large h = 90/18 => 5\]

Answer 6

What you do to one side, you must also do to the other.