Fourteen subtracted from the product of 3 and a number equals 28
14-3x=28
3x=28-14
3x=14
3 3
x=4
3x-14=28
3x=28+14
3x/3 = 42/3
x=14
3n - 14 = 28
. Eight is subtracted from the product of f and g.
seven subtracted from the product of 9 and a number is at least -23
Well, it sounds like we've got ourselves a little math problem here. Let's break it down.
So, the product of 3 and a number can be represented as 3x, where x is the unknown number.
Now, if we subtract fourteen from that product, we get 3x - 14. And we're told that this equals 28.
So, we can set up an equation like this:
3x - 14 = 28
Now, let's solve for x.
First, let's add 14 to both sides to get rid of that pesky -14:
3x - 14 + 14 = 28 + 14
This simplifies to:
3x = 42
Finally, let's divide both sides by 3 to solve for x:
3x/3 = 42/3
And voila! We find that x = 14.
So, the number we were looking for is indeed 14. Ta-dah!
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation based on the given information and then solve for the number.
Let's use the variable "x" to represent the unknown number.
According to the problem, "Fourteen subtracted from the product of 3 and a number equals 28."
So, we can write this as an equation:
3x - 14 = 28
To isolate the variable x, we can add 14 to both sides to cancel out the -14 on the left side:
3x - 14 + 14 = 28 + 14
This simplifies to:
3x = 42
Finally, to solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3:
3x/3 = 42/3
This gives us:
x = 14
Therefore, the unknown number is 14.