SOLUTION: Write an equation and solve: The difference of 3 times a number and 6 is 10 more than the opposite of the number.

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Question 745627: Write an equation and solve: The difference of 3 times a number and 6 is 10 more than the opposite of the number.
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
difference of 3 times a number and 6 means:

3x-6

10 more than the opposite of the number means

-x+10

so we write:

3x-6=-x+10


3x+x-6+6=-x+x10+6
4x=16
x=4


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