document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74338>Question 74338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of 3 and a number decreased by 50. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x stand for the unknown number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Decreased is the same thing as subtraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Product means that you are going to multiply by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the expression is 3(x-50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To simplify, use the distributive property and multiply both terms in the parentheses by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is 3x-150. This is as far as you can simplify it. </SPAN>\n" );
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