SOLUTION: If the product of 14 and a number is decreased by 7, and then the result is divided by 5, the answer is 7. What is the unknown number?

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Question 749441: If the product of 14 and a number is decreased by 7, and then the result is divided by 5, the answer is 7. What is the unknown number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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(14x-7)/5=7 cross multiply
14x-7=7*5
14x-7=35
14x=35+7
14x=42
x=42/14
x=3 ans.
Proof:
(14*3-7)/5=7
(42-7)/5=7
35=7*5
35=35