Eight less than the product of 7 and a number is 3. Use the variable w for the unknown number

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Leroy

8 May, 19:19

Eight less than the product of 7 and a number is 3. Use the variable w for the unknown number

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Soren Stokes · Answer 1

W = unknown number

7w - 8 = 3 (product of 7 and a number, w, subtract 8) is 3

7w = 11

w = 11/7

Giovanny Vincent · Answer 2

You could represent this using an algebraic equation such as

(7 x W) - 8=3 then we could isolate w by adding 8 to both sides and then dividing by 7, which simplifies to W=11/7 or W = 1 4/7