Answer:
Julio's number is 31
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's assume Julio's number is x
If we subtract 14 from x, we'd have
x - 14
We multiply the difference by -7, we'll have
-7(x - 14) = -7x + 98
Note that multiply 2 negative signs gives a positive sign, that is,
- x - = +
-7 x -14 = 98
When we multiply the difference by -7, the result is -119
-7x + 98 = -119
To collect like terms, we subtract 98 from both sides of the equation
-7x + 98 - 98 = -119 - 98
-7x = -217
We then divide both sides by -7, that is the coefficient of x
-7x/-7 = -217/-7
x = 31.
Therefore, Julio's number is 31
