SOLUTION: seventeen more than four times a number is equal to the difference between -74 and three times the number

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Question 943869: seventeen more than four times a number is equal to the difference between -74 and three times the number
Answer by cornelius.bayler(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = the number

4x + 17 = -74 - 3x {seventeen more than 4 times the number equals the difference between -74 and 3 times the number}
7x + 17 = -74 {added 3x to each side}
7x = -91 {subtracted 17 from each side}
x = -13 {divided each side by 7}

the number is -13

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