answer :
<em>x = - 23</em>
explanation :
<em>19 - 3x = 88</em>
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<em>Break it down :</em>
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<em>"19 less than": Means we are going to subtract 19 from a number.</em>
<em>"3 times a number": Pick a variable to represent the number and multiply
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<em> that by 3. ex: 3x</em>
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<em>Solve : 19 - 3x = 88 </em>
<em> - 19 - 19 ( subtract - 19 from both sides, </em>
<em> to get " -3x = 69 " ) </em>
<em> -3x = 69 </em>
<em> / -3 / -3 ( divide both sides by -3, </em>
<em> to get your answer, x = -23 ) </em>
<em> x = - 23 </em>