Three times the difference of a number and 7 is 18. translated into equation

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Idalmy · Answer 1 · 2021-07-13T17:34:35+0000

3 ( x - 7 ) = 18

Let the number be x, so that

According to the Question,

The difference of a number and 7 will be x - 7

Then, three times the difference of a number and 7 is 18 will be 3 ( x - 7 ) = 18.