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Translate the sentence into an equation. Two less than the product of 9 and a number is 7. Use the variable b for the unknown number.
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Translate the sentence into an equation. Two less than the product of 9 and a number is 7. Use the variable b for the unknown number.

Translate the sentence into an equation. Two less than the product of 9 and a number-example-1
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9b - 2 = 7
9b = 9
b = 1

Answer:
b = 1

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