Question

If 11 less than three times a number is the same as 75 less than the product of -1 and the number. What is the value?

Answer 1

Answer:

-16

Step-by-step explanation:

3 x - 11 = -x - 75 is the eq from the problem

4x = - 64

x = -16

Answer 2

Answer:

the value of the number is - 16

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be x

three times the number is 3x

so 11 less than three times the number is 3x - 11     ..... equation 1

product of -1 and the number is - x

so 75 less than the product of -1 and the number is - x - 75    ... equation 2

according to question equations 1 and 2 are equal

3x - 11 = - x - 75

4x = - 75 + 11

4x = - 64

x = - 64 / 4 = - 16

so the value of the number is - 16