How do I translate this sentence into an equation" Three less than one-half a number is -71"?

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How do I translate this sentence into an equation"
Three less than one-half a number is -71"?

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The answer is 3-0.5X=-71

Prateek Raj answered Sep 8, 2017

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Three less than one-half a number is - 71 would be like this in equation form: 1/2x - 3 = - 71

Rwfbc answered Sep 12, 2017

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