SOLUTION: Here is another word problem that I can not solve. I am not understanding the solution. *Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?

Question 960376: Here is another word problem that I can not solve. I am not understanding the solution.
*Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?
Here is how I solved the problem but it is still wrong.
7N + 9 = N -20
-N -N
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6N + 9 = -20
-9 -9
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6N = -29
29/6
N = -4 5/6
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your setup is wrong.

"is" is the equivalent of "=".
"9 less than the product" is the product minus 9.

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