SOLUTION: when the product of -3 and a number is decreased by 10 the result is -14 what is the other number
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Question 748567: when the product of -3 and a number is decreased by 10 the result is -14 what is the other number
Answer by timvanswearingen(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of -3 and a number, call it x, decreased by 10 equals -14:
Add 10 to both sides:
Divide by -3:
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