SOLUTION: what is 2 less than 3 times a number is equal to 7?

SOLUTION: what is 2 less than 3 times a number is equal to 7?

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Question 643024: what is 2 less than 3 times a number is equal to 7?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let n represent the number. Here's the equation:
3n-2=7
Add 2 and divide by 3 to get:
n=3
Make sense?
RJ
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