SOLUTION: twice the sum of a number and -6 eguals -6 times the sum of the number and 4.
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Question 951617: twice the sum of a number and -6 eguals -6 times the sum of the number and 4.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n=the number
2(n+(-6))=-6(n+4)
2n-12=-6n-24 Add 24 to each side.
2n+12=-6n Subtract 2n from each side.
12=-8n divide each side by -8.
-1.5=n ANSWER: The number is -1.5.
CHECK:
2(-1.5+(-6)=-6(-1.5+4)
-15=-6(2.5)
-15=-15
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