SOLUTION: a number decreased by 30 is the same as 14 minus 3 times that number ((you have to write and solve an equation to represent the problem and solve the equation))

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Question 247530: a number decreased by 30 is the same as 14 minus 3 times that number
((you have to write and solve an equation to represent the problem and solve the equation))
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If a number decreased by 30 is the same as 14 minus 3 times that number, our equation becomes:

x-30=14-3x

Now, solve for x:
x%2B3x=14%2B30
4x=44
x=11

Check:
x-30=14-3x
11-30=14-3%2811%29
-19=14-33
-19=-19 <--- it checks!