SOLUTION: What is the equation for: three less than one-half a number is -71

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Question 933679: What is the equation for: three less than one-half a number is -71
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if a number is , then one-half a number is
three less than one-half a number is
now you can solve for
...both sides multiply by




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