Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-1 Solving One-Step Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 85: 41

$k = -34$

$\frac{k}{4}= \frac{-17}{2}$ We need to isolate the variable $k$ by multiplying through by $4$ as shown below: $\frac{k}{4} \times 4 = \frac{-17}{2} \times 4$ Simplifying we have: $k = - 34$ This implies that the equation has a possible solution at $k = - 34$