Solve two-step equations and justify each inverse operation.
Translate a verbal two-step equation
Problem
Translate “\(7\) less than \(3\) times \(x\) is \(11\)” into a two-step equation with the correct subtraction order, then solve it. Report the equation and solution.
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Build the expression in the order the quantities are related. Start with three times the unknown; “seven less than” means subtract seven from that whole quantity, rather than reversing the subtraction. Once the equation is translated, undo the subtraction first and the multiplication second.
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