SOLUTION: 9 times the difference of 7and a number=117

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Question 461937: 9 times the difference of 7and a number=117
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"9 times the difference of 7 and a number is 117"

x = the number

9(7 - x) = 117 {nine times the difference of 7 and a number is 117}
63 - 9x = 117 {used distributive property}
-9x = 54 {subtracted 63 from both sides}
x = -6 {divided both sides by -9}
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