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-76 * a number minus 61 is equal to -89 less than the number

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Answer: -211/76

Explanation:

to solve this word problem equation, we need to first convert the words to numbers and variables we can solve for:

we can replace "a number" for a variable such as x

this gives:

-76·x-61=x+89

now all you have to do is solve the equation and you're done!

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