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The difference of negative seven times a number and negative fifteen is one hundred thirty-four

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Answer: -17

Explanation:

Let's make this into a equation:

-7x-(-15)=134, where x represents this unknown number

next let's simplify and get rid of those double negative signs in -(-15) since a negative times a negative is a positive.

-7x+15=134

to solve for x we need to isolate the variable (-7x) so we subtract from both sides

-7x + 15 - 15 = 134 - 15

-7x = 119

finally, we also divide both sides of the equation

(-7x)/-7 = 119/-7

x = -17.

So, the solution to the equation is x = -17.

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