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Seven subtracted from 3 times a number is equal to 9 more than 5 times the number (3x - 7 = 5x + 9) What is that number?

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The number to the equation is x=-8
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3x - 7 = 5x + 9
-7 = 2x + 9
-16 = 2x
x = -8
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