SOLUTION: negative one times the sum of a number and 3 is equal to two times the difference of -4 times the number and 3

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Question 1131766: negative one times the sum of a number and 3 is equal to two times the difference of -4 times the number and 3
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negative one times the sum of a number and 3 is equal to two times the difference of -4 times the number and 3
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just write an equation for what it says
-1(n + 3) = 2(-4n - 3)
Distribute
-n - 3 = -8n - 6
-n + 8n = -6 + 3
7n = -3
n = -3%2F7