document.write( "Question 595627: if the product of a number and -7 is reduced by 3, the result is 33 less than twice the opposite of the number. what is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let n be the number:
\n" ); document.write( "-7n-3 = 2(-n)-33 Simplify.
\n" ); document.write( "-7n-3 = -2n-33 Add 7n to both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "-3 = 5n-33 Add 33 to both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "30 = 5n Finally, divide both sides by 5.
\n" ); document.write( "6 = n
\n" ); document.write( "The number is 6. \n" ); document.write( "

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