SOLUTION: Eight times the opposite of a number is 36 less than the product of 4 and the number. What's the number?

Question 676583: Eight times the opposite of a number is 36 less than the product of 4 and the number. What's the number?
Answer by rm29924(97) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = a number
eight times the opposite of a number is
8(-x)
36 less that the product of 4 and the number is
4x-36
set those equal to each other
8(-x)=4x-36
-8x=4x-36
subtract 4x from both sides
-12x=-36
x=3
answer: the number is 3
plug the answer into the equation to check it
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