SOLUTION: translate and solve: twice the sum of a number and eleven is seven less than the number

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Question 982607: translate and solve: twice the sum of a number and eleven is seven less than the number
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twice the sum of a number and eleven is seven less than the number

2*(x + 11) = x - 7.

2x + 22 = x - 7,

2x - x = -7 - 22,

x = -29.

Check.  2*(x+11) = 2*(-29 + 11) = 2*(-18) = -36.
            x - 7 = -29 - 7 = -36.