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Translate the sentence into an equation:eight less than the product of 7 and a number is 2.use the variable x for the unknown number

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We are given a statement to be translated into an equation using x as a variable. The letter "x" represents the number. Its product with 7 minus 8 must equal 2. Therefore the equation is:


7x-8=2

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