SOLUTION: The sum of 4 times a number and 49 is the negative product of 3 and the number?

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Question 157212: The sum of 4 times a number and 49 is the negative product of 3 and the number?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x+49=-3x
4x+3x=-49
7x=-49
x=-49/7
x=-7 answer.
Proof
4*-7+49=-3*-7
-28+49=21
21=21