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The product of a number and -3 increased by 16 is 31

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(-43/3)
rearrange into a equation
solve for x.
3x+7=-36
First, subtract 7 from both sides:
3x+7-7=-36-7
3x=-43
divide both sides by 3.
(3x)/3=-43/3
x=-43/3
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