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The product of a number and two is decreased by three. The result is negative thirteen. What is the number?

-3
-4
-5
-6

User Tchami
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2n - 3 = -13
2n = -10
n = -5

answer

-5
User Wiktoria
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-5 because -5 x 2 = -10 - 3 = -13
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