SOLUTION: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -3 AND A NUMBER IS 8 . FIND TWO POSSIBLE VALUES FOR THE NUMBER

SOLUTION: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -3 AND A NUMBER IS 8 . FIND TWO POSSIBLE VALUES FOR THE NUMBER

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Question 988088: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -3 AND A NUMBER IS 8 . FIND TWO POSSIBLE VALUES FOR THE NUMBER
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the difference between and a number is , we have:
.....solve for

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