Seven times a number minus the number is -48.
Find the number.
the number is -8
the number is 8
the number is 6

Question

Seven times a number minus the number is -48.
Find the number.
the number is -8
the number is 8
the number is 6

anonymous · Answer

Similar to the last one you posted. How would you write this as an equation?

anonymous · Answer

Not quite. They don't mean to subtract the number and then multiply by seven, they mean multiply by seven, then subtract the number. So instead of 7(x-x)=-48, you're looking for 7x-x=-48.

anonymous · Answer

it is easy .just you can translate the problem into the equation and then you find the solution.
let take the number N.so 7  times the number is 7N.and the equation will be:7N-N=-48
so N=-8.

anonymous · Answer

7times-8=-56
-56--8=-48

jhonyy9 · Answer

7*(-8) =-56 - -8 =-48