SOLUTION: may i please get the answer to "a number decreased by 14 is -46."

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Question 18756: may i please get the answer to "a number decreased by 14 is -46."
Answer by Alwayscheerful(414)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You first need to translate the English into a mathematical statement.

X is your "number"
Decreased means minus
Is means equals
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YOUR ANSWER


  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=-32.
  • Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
  • Text form: x-14=-46 simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form:
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

Look at .
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+46+%29
It becomes .
Look at .
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
Look at .
Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+x%2B32=0+%29 equivalent to x+32 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=-32.

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