SOLUTION: Here is another word problem that I can not solve. I am not understanding the solution.
*Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?
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*Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?
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Question 960376: Here is another word problem that I can not solve. I am not understanding the solution.
*Seven times a number is 9 less than the product of the number and -20. What is the number?
Here is how I solved the problem but it is still wrong.
7N + 9 = N -20
-N -N
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6N + 9 = -20
-9 -9
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6N = -29
29/6
N = -4 5/6 Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your setup is wrong.
"is" is the equivalent of "=".
"9 less than the product" is the product minus 9.
