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Hello,
x= the number
3x= three times the number
seven decreased by three times a number is forty, then:
7-3x=40
-3x=33
x=-11
Answer: the number is -11
Answer: x = -0.58
Step-by-step explanation:
-3x+2-5x-7=4x+2
First step, collect like terms
-3x -5x-4x = 2-2+7
-12x = 7
x = 7/-12
x = -0.58