SOLUTION: Negative Seven minus the product of 5 and a number is 28

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Question 382631: Negative Seven minus the product of 5 and a number is 28
Answer by kingme18(98) About Me  (Show Source):
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Product means multiply. Thus, this means -7-%285%2An%29=28
First, get rid of the -7 by adding 7 to both sides: -%285%2An%29=35
The parentheses really don't matter in this problem, so -5%2An=35
Divide by -5 on both sides, giving you n=-7