SOLUTION: what is 26 more than the product of a number and 17 is -42

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Question 1088564: what is 26 more than the product of a number and 17 is -42

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26 more: means .... +26
than the product of a number x and 17:17x
is: equal to+-42
put it all together:
17x%2B26=-42
17x=-42-26
17x=-68
x=-68%2F17
x=-4