Question 1162294
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He just blurted the answer out.  Here is what you do:</pre>
20 subtracted from 7 times a number is 6.

<pre>Replace the words "a number" by N:</pre>
20 subtracted from 7 times N is 6.

<pre>Replace the words "7 times N" by "7N":</pre>
20 subtracted from 7N is 6.

<pre>Replace the word "is" by an equal sign " = ":</pre>
20 subtracted from 7N = 6.

<pre>Remember that to subtract the first number from the second number,
we start with the second number and then we subtract the first number.
The first number is 20 and the second number is 7N.  So we start with the
second number 7N and then we subtract the first number 20 from it:</pre>
7N - 20 = 6        <--answer<pre>
Edwin</pre>