SOLUTION: Use x to represent "the number". A. -7 decreased by 3 times a number. B. The difference of -6 times a numbers and -3

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Question 808123: Use x to represent "the number".
A. -7 decreased by 3 times a number.
B. The difference of -6 times a numbers and -3
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use x to represent "the number".
A. -7 decreased by 3 times a number.
Ans:: -7 - 3x
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B. The difference of -6 times a numbers and -3s,
Ans: -6x - (-3) = -6x + 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.