document.write( "Question 324471: One number is 6 more than the other. Their sum is 0. What is the value of the smaller number? \n" ); document.write( "
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One number is 6 more than the other. Their sum is 0. What is the value of the smaller number?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = \"other number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "x-6 = first number
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\n" ); document.write( "x + (x-6) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x + x - 6 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2x - 6 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 6
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3 (other number)
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\n" ); document.write( "First number:
\n" ); document.write( "x-6 = 3-6 = -3
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: -3 \n" ); document.write( "
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