Verified Answer :

kimeto3

Let the unknown number be x
23-44x=199
23-199=44x
-176=44x
x=-4

following the statement
decrease means subtract
product means multiply x= unknown

23- 44x= 199
subtract 23
-44x= 176
divide by - 44
x= -4

unknown number is - 4

hope this helps

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