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(blank) plus (-7) equals 3

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n divided by 3 equals 7
n/3 = 7
n=21
User SideDishStudio
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x + -7 = 3

because 7 is negative the problem can be rewritten as

x-7 = 3

add 7 to each side:

x = 7+3 = 10

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