SOLUTION: the product of -27 and the sum of a number and 25

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Question 165232: the product of -27 and the sum of a number and 25

Found 2 solutions by tutorcecilia, themathprof:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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the product of -27 and the sum of a number and 25
(-27)(x+25)
-27x-675=0 (distribute property)
-27x=675 (solve for the x-value)
-27x/-27=675/-27
x=-25

Answer by themathprof(21) About Me  (Show Source):
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the product of -27 and the sum of a number and 25
the product of mean ( ...)(....)
-27
goes in the first parentheses
(-27)(.......)
the sum of a number and 25
goes in the second parentheses
(-27)(n+25)