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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The difference between three times a number and seven is twenty. What is the number? a) 20/7 b) 13/3 c) 9 d) 27

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

let number = x, then 3x - 7 = 20 Solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

No - if you are not confident with solving try substitution for example it cannot be d because 3*27 - 7 = 74 not 20

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