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the opposite of a number is ten more than the number
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number be \"x\".
\n" ); document.write( "Its opposite is -x
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "-x = x+10
\n" ); document.write( "2x = -10
\n" ); document.write( "x = -5
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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