Problema Solution
42 less than the product of 28 and an unknown number is 154.
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'n' represent the unknown number
42 less than the product of 28 and an unknown number translates to:
(28n - 42)
to solve for the unknown number:
154 = (28n-42)
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n=7
The unknown number is 7.