SOLUTION: seven times the sum of the number and thirteen is the same as 34 less than twice the number. What is the number?

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Question 314145: seven times the sum of the number and thirteen is the same as 34 less than twice the number. What is the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
7%2AN%2B13=2%2AN-34
5N=-47
highlight_green%28N=-47%2F5%29