SOLUTION: the product of a number and 9 decreased by 12 equals seven times the number. find the number.

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Question 246184: the product of a number and 9 decreased by 12 equals seven times the number. find the number.
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the product of a number and 9 decreased by 12 equals seven times the number. find the number.
Let x be the number.
Then (x*9) - 12 = 7x
Solve for x.