Question

A number is decreased by seven. Then, the new number is multiplied by 3 to get an answer of -9.

What is the original number?

a. -30
b. -4
c. 4
d. 30

Answer 1

The answer is 4 because of the symbol

Answer 2

The answer is C.4.

Step-by-step explanation:

What I did was to divide -9 by 3 to get -3. Then I added 7 to -3, which got me to the answer of 4.