SOLUTION: Three times a number is the same as the difference of twice the number and seven. Find the number.

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Question 266347: Three times a number is the same as the difference of twice the number and seven. Find the number.
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x=2x-7
3x-2x=-7
x=-7 <----Answer