Answer:
The number is -11.
Step-by-step explanation:
3 times a number:
A number is x, and thus, 3 times a number is 3x.
Subtracted from 7 times the number
We have 3x.
Subtracting from 7 times the number is the same as subtracting from 7x. Thus 3x - 7x = -4x.
The result is 44. What is the number?
[tex]-4x = 44[/tex]
[tex]4x = -44[/tex]
[tex]x = -\frac{44}{4}[/tex]
[tex]x = -11[/tex]
The number is -11.