document.write( "Question 1169234: If the product of a number and -7 is reduced by 3, the resulting number is 33 less than twice the opposite of that number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #793878 by ikleyn(52788) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "    -7x - 3 = 2*(-x) - 33\r\n" );
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document.write( "    -7x - 3 = -2x - 33\r\n" );
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document.write( "    33  - 3 = -2x + 7x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    30      = 5x\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x      = 30/5 = 6.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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