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Question 108032: Translate the following statement into an algebraic equaion. Let x represent the number.
10 less than 17 times a number is 3 times that same number.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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17X-10=3X
17X-3X=10
14X=10
X=10/14 OR 5/7 ANSWER.