document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=460865>Question 460865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a number which decreased by 18 is 5 times its opposite. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=poliphob3.14><B>poliphob3.14(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=poliphob3.14><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let = x the unknown number, then its opposite is -x. Write the equation as we read: x-18=-5x => 6x=18 => x=3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:The unknown number is 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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