Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
some off this is a tranggle
Represent 'a number' by x
7 times x equals 9 more than 4 times x
7 times x=9+4 times x
7x=9+4x
subtract 4x from both sides
3x=9
divide 3
x=3
the number is 3
X - 3 = 7
add 3 to both sides
x - 3 + 3 = 7 + 3
x = 10
addition property of equality
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<h2 /><h2>Answer: 18</h2><h2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</h2><h2 />
First we need to substitute the value of the variable into the expression.
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Now we need to solve .
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First, calculate 3 to the power of 2 and get 9.
Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.
Subtract 5 from 8 to get 3.
Multiply 3 and 3 to get 9.
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<h2>And the answer is, you guessed it, 18!</h2>