SOLUTION: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite.

Question 71684: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite.
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite.
Let a number be: x
Then it's opposite is: -x
x=-x+150
x+x=x-x+150
2x=150
2x/2=150/2
x=75
The number that is 150 greater than it's opposite is: 75
Happy Calculating!!!!
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