document.write( "Question 960376: Here is another word problem that I can not solve. I am not understanding the solution.
\n" ); document.write( "*Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?
\n" ); document.write( "Here is how I solved the problem but it is still wrong.
\n" ); document.write( "7N + 9 = N -20
\n" ); document.write( "-N -N
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\n" ); document.write( "6N + 9 = -20
\n" ); document.write( " -9 -9
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\n" ); document.write( "6N = -29 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "29/6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "N = -4 5/6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #586893 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Your setup is wrong.
\n" ); document.write( "\"7N\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"is\" is the equivalent of \"=\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"9 less than the product\" is the product minus 9.
\n" ); document.write( "\"7N=N%28-20%29-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7N=-20N-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"27N=-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=-9%2F27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=-1%2F3\"\r
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