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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find a number which is 24 greater than its opposite </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its opposite is \"-x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - (-x) = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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