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

Let's translate the two expressions into formulae:

11 less than three times a number:

75 less than the product of -1 and the number

Those two are the same, so we have

Add to both sides:

Add 11 to both sides:

Divide both sides by 4 to get the final answer.

arithmetic sequence: a sequnce in which the diffrence between any two consecutive terms is the same

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