SOLUTION: I need an eqation and solution for this word problem: 9 times a number is one more then ten times the number.

SOLUTION: I need an eqation and solution for this word problem: 9 times a number is one more then ten times the number.

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Question 135119: I need an eqation and solution for this word problem: 9 times a number is one more then ten times the number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9 times a number is one more then ten times the number.
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Let the number be "x":
9x = 10x+1
x = -1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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