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Question 242523: could i get help with this problem please.
write the verbal sentence as an equation. then solve the equation.
fourteen minus the product of 3 and a number is 26.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
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write the verbal sentence as an equation. then solve the equation.
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Let x = :the number"
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Just write exactly what is says, (the word "is" usually means "=")
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fourteen minus the product of 3 and a number is 26.
14 - 3x = 26
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subtract 14 from both sides:
-3x = 26 - 14
-3x = 12
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The variable has to be positive, multiply both sides by -1 to change the signs
3x = -12
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Divide both sides by 3
x =
x = -4
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Check solution in the given statement:
"fourteen minus the product of 3 and a number is 26."
14 - 3(-4) = 26
14 + 12 = 26 ( minus time a minus is plus)