Ok, so my Geometry teacher gave us this summer packet to basically brush us up on algebera before going into Algebra II next year. I'm doing good so far, except I've stumbled upon a word problem. These kind of problems always confused me :/ Could you guys help?
The problem is: The sum of 4 times a number and 5 is -7. Find the number.
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Edited by Hylebos: 7/11/2013 1:27:27 AM4x + 5 = -7 4x + 5 - 5 = -7 - 5 4x = -13 4x/4 = -13/4 x = -13/4 Edit: DERP DERP DERP DERP. The point is the answer is -3.