SOLUTION: how do I solve this? a number multiplied by five is negative twenty

SOLUTION: how do I solve this? a number multiplied by five is negative twenty

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Question 713856: how do I solve this? a number multiplied by five is negative twenty

Answer by BGutridge(15) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let any variable represent "a number". I prefer x. Then 5x=-20
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