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Elise says, "If you subtract 16 from my number and multiply the difference by - 7, the result is - 56." What is Elise's number? im stuck

Elise says, "If you subtract 16 from my number and multiply the difference by - 7, the result is - 56." What is Elise's number? im stuck
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Elise says, "If you subtract 16 from my number and multiply the difference by - 7, the result is - 56."

What is Elise's number?

im stuck

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User Yann Thibodeau
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Elise’s number is 24

-56 divided by -7 is 8
8 + 16 is 24
basically you just do everything in reverse
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