SOLUTION: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite. And check.

Question 118562: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite. And check.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite. And check.
Let the number be "x"; the opposite is "-x".
EQUATION:
x-(-x) = 150
2x = 150
x = 75
-x = -75
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Checking:
75-(-75) = 150
150 = 150
Cheers,
Stan H.
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