SOLUTION: Find a number that is 38 less than its opposite

Question 1045724: Find a number that is 38 less than its opposite

Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The way to look at this is:
number = opposite number less 38
Let X be Number, then -X is opposite number
The algebraic equation to solve then is:

You kind of need to do a sanity check with word problems. Is -19 38 less than its opposite? The opposite of -19 is 19. 19-38=-19. So the answer seems plausible.
The number is
Happy Calculating!

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