SOLUTION: The product of -2 and a number is the same as the total of 15 and the number find the number

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Question 476159: The product of -2 and a number is the same as the total of 15 and the number find the number
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x = x + 15

Subtract x from both sides

-3x = 15

x = -5