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Question 572121: I'm trying to solve this problem The sum of three times a number and 7 more than the number is the same as the difference between -11 and twice the number. What is the number. This is what I have, but I don't know where I went wrong. 3x+7+x=-11-2
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The sum of three times a number and 7 more than the number is the same as the difference between -11 and twice the number. What is the number. This is what I have, but I don't know where I went wrong. 3x+7+x=-11-2
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3x + 7 + x = -11 - 2x
4x + 2x = -11 - 7
6x = -18
x = -3
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