document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146111>Question 146111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> twice a number is 12 less than 6 times the opposite of the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if we denote x as the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=-6x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-12/8= -3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is -3/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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