SOLUTION: translate and solve: six less than a number is negative eighteen. find the number

SOLUTION: translate and solve: six less than a number is negative eighteen. find the number

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Question 982617: translate and solve: six less than a number is negative eighteen. find the number
Answer by ikleyn(52782) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x - 6 = -18.

x = -18 + 6.

x = -12.

Answer. x = -12.

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