A number (n) is equal to 60 decreased by 3 times the number. what is the value of n?

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$n = 60 - 3n \n 4n = 60 \n n = 15$

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1. the athletes were either running or jumping. if the ratio of the number of runners to the number of jumpers was 9 to 5 and 2170 were observed, how many were jumpers?2. sam found that if the product of 5 and a number is increased by 8, the result is 10 more than the product of 3 and the number. what is the number?

3. if g(x) = -4 x^2 - 3, find g(-3)

4. solve for y: 3x + 4y = 8 -y

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In number 1 ;

2170 = 14

5/14*2170 = 775

ans: 775 jumpers

Describe the steps you used to solve the equation and find the amount of Carrie’s allowance. Linear equation: 1 4 a + 1 3 a + 8 = 22

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Sample Response: First, the like terms had to be combined using the lowest common denominator (LCD). Then the subtraction property of equality was used to isolate the variable term. Finally, both sides of the equation were multiplied by the reciprocal of the coefficient to solve for a.

Use X for the Variable. The sum of five times a number and 24 is seventy-nine.