Vanessa M.

asked • 05/10/20

The sum of one and three times a number is -53. What is the number?

The sum of one and three times a number is -53. What is the number?


A) Translate the statement above into an equation that you can solve to answer this question. Do not solve it yet. Use x as your variable.



The equation is _______________________________


  





B) Solve your equation in part [A] for 


x.



Answer: 


x=

 


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