document.write( "Question 375687: Find a number which decreased by 18 is 5 times its opposite. show your equation. \n" ); document.write( "
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x - 18 = -5x,
\n" ); document.write( "x+5x = 18,
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 18,
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3.
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