Asked by Makayla

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?

-4
-30
4
30

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let the number be x. Then 3(x − 7) = −9.
So x − 7 = −3 and x = 4.

Answer: 4.