SOLUTION: The product of 3 times a number and twice the number decreased by 7 is 0. What is the number?

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Question 941460: The product of 3 times a number and twice the number decreased by 7 is 0. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x*2x-7=0
6x^2-7=0
x^2=7/6
x=sqrt 7/6
x=1.080
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3*1.080*2*1.080-7=0
3.24*2.16-7=0
7-7=0