<PRE><B>Question 996883</B>
they are saying that The product of a number and 9, less 20 is 7.


they want you to solve for the number.


let x = the number.


that statement can be trsnslated algebraically to the following:


9 * x - 20 = 7


add 20 to both sides of that equation to get 9 * x = 27


divide both sides of that equation by 9 to get x = 27/9 = 3


the number is 3.


go back to the original statement and see if it makes sense when the number is 3.


the original statement says:


The product of a number and 9, less 20 is 7.


the product of the number and 9 is 3 * 9  = 27


less 20 = 7


statement makes sense and is true when the number is equal to 3.


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