SOLUTION: Pete found that the sum of twice a number and -13 is 100 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?

Question 939544: Pete found that the sum of twice a number and -13 is 100 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pete found that the sum of twice a number and -13 is 100 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?
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Equation::
2x + -13 = -x-100
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3x = -87
x = -29
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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