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23 decreased by the product of 44 and an unknown number is 199. What is the value of the unknown number.?

23 decreased by the product of 44 and an unknown number is 199. What is the value of the unknown number.?
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23 decreased by the product of 44 and an unknown number is 199. What is the value of the unknown number.?

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23-4x=19
-23. -23
-4x. =. -4
——. ——
-4. -4
X. =. 1
User Dean North
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So you write out your equation, which is going to be 23-44x=199. Subtract 23 from both sides and get -44x=176. Divide both sides by -44 and get x=-4.
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