Three times the difference of a number and 7 is 18. translated into equation

3 ( x - 7 ) = 18

Let the number be x, so that

According to the Question,

The difference of a number and 7 will be x - 7

Then, three times the difference of a number and 7 is 18 will be 3 ( x - 7 ) = 18.

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step-by-step explanation:

start with a line segment pq that we will copy. mark a point r that will be one endpoint of the new line segment. set the compasses' point on the point p of the line segment to be copied. adjust the compasses' width to the point q. the compasses' width is now equal to the length of the line segment pq.

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