SOLUTION: When a number is diminished by its opposite, the result is 12. Find the number.
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Question 255749: When a number is diminished by its opposite, the result is 12. Find the number.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your first problem is a fun trick.
A number added to its opposite is 0.
6+(-6)=0
So if you are diminishing by its opposite you are doubling it.
6-(-6)=12
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