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  • 02-12-2016
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11 less than three times a number is the same as 75 less than the product of -1 and the number

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Incineroar
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  • 02-12-2016
Inequality?

11 < 3x = 75 < -1x

 
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  • 02-12-2016
11 less than (-11) 3 times a number (3n) is the same as (=) 75 less than (-75) the product of -1 and the number (-1 times n or -n)

-11+3n=-75-n
solve
add n to both sides
-11+4n=-75
add 11 to both sides
4n=-64
divide both sides by 4
n=-16

the number is -16
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